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hpjchobbes wrote:
If I create a class and place an object of that class into an ArrayList, is it possible to access the members of the object of a particular element of the ArrayList without having to first cast it to a new class?


You don't cast the object to a new class, you cast the reference of the object to the class. Creating a new class instance serves no purpose at all, that instance would be thrown away when you assign the new reference to the variable.

Customer temp; // Declare a reference<br />
temp = (Customer)ArrayList[0]; // Cast the object from the list


hpjchobbes wrote:
So I need to box/unbox it before I can use it.


Actually, boxing is only used for value types. If you for example store integers in an ArrayList, each integer is boxed inside an object which is stored on the heap. That way the integer becomes a reference type so that the reference can be stored in the ArrayList.

If you are using framework 2, you can use a generic list instead. They are type safe, so there is no need for any casting:

List<Customer> list = new List<Customer>();<br />
list.Add(new Customer());<br />
<br />
list[0].Name = "Eric Gently";<br />
<br />
Customer temp = list[0];


Generic lists also works with value types, so there is no boxing if you store value types in a list.

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