Object to array cast?

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Found this under changes to some earlier version. What does it mean?

"+ (BCC) Fixed Object to array cast not returning an array of references."

This code, curiously enough, works. Although it doesn't do anything.

SuperStrict

Framework BRL.Basic

Type TTest
	
	Field value:Int
	
End Type


Local t1:Object = New TTest
Local t2:Object = t1

Local tarray:Object[] = Object[](t1)	'Hmm?

DebugStop


Is it so you can do this
SuperStrict

Framework BRL.Basic

Type TTest
	
	Field value:Int
	
End Type


Local t1:ttest = New TTest
t1.value=5

Local tarray:Object[5] 
tarray[0] = Object(t1)	'Hmm?
Print ttest(tarray[0]).value

Not sure when I would do it.

Bit of useful polymorphism which would allow you to store different object types in the array I guess.

No, I think you missed the point. In my code Object[](t1) attempts to cast an object into object array, and for some reason succeeds. I'm wondering what it is all about.

Does it make and array with one slot which points to the object?

I'm not sure what it does. In my test it returned Null, but
"+ (BCC) Fixed Object to array cast not returning an array of references." made me wonder if it should do something.

Maybe it used to do something bad/improper and now it's been made "safe" but you'd think there'd be a compile error if it wasn't supposed to happen...