---
title: "DirectCast"
url: "https://osherove.com/blog/2003/7/10/directcast.md"
canonical: "https://osherove.com/blog/2003/7/10/directcast.html"
published: "2003-07-10T20:34:00"
updated: "2003-07-10T20:34:00"
tags: [".Net Quotations"]
author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "For us VB.Net programmers. You should know about DirectCast . (via Paul Vick )"
usage: "Licensed under CC BY 4.0 — reuse, quote and adapt with attribution (Roy Osherove, link to the original page)."
license: "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
---

# DirectCast

By Roy Osherove July 10, 2003 In [.Net Quotations](https://osherove.com/blog/category/net-quotations)

**Historical article** · Originally published July 10, 2003; technical details may be outdated.

For us VB.Net programmers. You should know [about DirectCast](http://www.panopticoncentral.net/commentview.aspx/8c666b6b-8933-488a-aa7c-f42c52873824). (via [Paul Vick](http://www.panopticoncentral.net/))

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