Question

In a razor section

@{
 Like This
}

I need to be able to call the c# function

static T Cast<T>(object o)
{
 return (T)o;
}

In order to dynamically cast an object. How can I access this code?

I would like to be able to do this

someObject = Cast<someType>(someObject);

Edit

I am trying to implement a generic view model.

Here is the model:

public class GenericVM<TEntity> where TEntity : class
{
    public List<TEntity> Entities { get; set; }
    public object Entity { get; set; }
    public Type Type { get; set; }
}

I am filling the GenericVM object in the controller then passing it in to a view with @model dynamic.

Once in the view, I am attempting to use the Type from the object to dynamically cast the model back to the proper type.

Answer 1

Can you put it into an Html extension?

public static T Cast<T>(this HtmlHelper helper, object o)
{
    return (T)o;
}

Then just:

Html.Cast<string>(someString)

From your view. I use a string here as a usage example, just change for your own model type.