How costly is Object Typecasting in terms of performance?
Should I try to avoid Typecasting when possible?
How costly is Object Typecasting in terms of performance? Should I try to avoid
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How costly is Object Typecasting in terms of performance?
Should I try to avoid Typecasting when possible?
It is cheap enough that it falls into the category of premature optimization. Don’t waste time even thinking or asking questions about it unless you have profiled your application and determined that it’s a problem, and most importantly: don’t compromise your design to avoid it.