Question

I have next code:

private T CreateInstance<T>(object obj) // where T : ISomeInterface, class
{
    ...

    if (!typeof(T).IsAssignableFrom(obj.GetType())) { throw ..; }

    return (T)obj;
}

Can it be replaced with this:

T result = obj as T;

if (result == null) { throw ..; }

return result;

If not – why?

Answer 1

Another variant:

private T CreateInstance<T>(object obj) where T : ISomeInterface // as OP mentioned above
{
    ...

    T result = obj as T;
    if (result == null)
        { throw ..; }
    else 
       return result;
}