Question

Edit: Let us assume the classes actually do not share an interface! Major slip on my part…

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For reasons unknown to me there are for example two WPF classes which both have the same method with the same signature:

• UIElement
• Animatable

So i have been wondering (for the heck of it) how i should construct a method (e.g. typechecking & exceptions) which ultimately calls the above mentioned method.

(I will be posting what i would be inclined to do but i am looking for what more experienced people would recommend.)

Answer 1

My approach:

public static void Animate(object target)
{
    target.ThrowIfNull(); //Extension
    if (!(target is Animatable || target is UIElement))
        throw new ArgumentException("The target is not animatable");

    //Construct animation

    (target as dynamic).BeginAnimation(property, animation);
}