VS.NET: Cannot implicitly convert type ‘SomeType[]’ to ‘System.Collections.ObjectModel.ObservableCollection<[Namespace].SomeType>’
Posted in Microsoft, Visual Studio 2010
| There seems to be a known bug / issue in Visual Studio 2010 RC when dealing with Service References (to a WCF Service). The Collection Type of the Service Reference is set to custom and you start getting compilation errors like: Cannot implicitly convert type ‘SomeType[]’ to ‘System.Collections.ObjectModel.ObservableCollection<[Namespace].SomeType>’ |
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To get rid of this annoying error, just choose Configure Service Reference and select either Array or follow on of the instructions which are described here. I decided to use the ExtensionMethod way..
As confirmed by one of the Microsoft Product guys, this bug is killed in the final Version of Visual Studio 2010 – which should have been released yesterday .. according to rumors the RTM is detailed..
Links
Configure Service Reference Dialog Box @msdn.microsoft.com
ObservableCollection missing as Collection Type in WCF since VS 2010 RC
VS2010 RC – WCF ObservableCollection is missing in Service Reference
Well, this would be good if the link to the solution worked.