using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;

public class MyClass
{
	public static void Main()
	{
	
		
		InheritingType it1 = new InheritingType();
		it1.Name = "Inherit 1";
		it1.Age = 15;
		
		InheritingType it2 = new InheritingType();
		it2.Name = "Inherit 2";
		it2.Age = 12;
		
		InheritingType[] myArray = new InheritingType[]{ it1, it2 };
		
		List<InheritingType> myList = new List<InheritingType>();
		myList.Add(it1);
		myList.Add(it2);
				
		ArrayTest(myArray);
		
		//ListTest(myList);
		
		//ListTest((List<BaseType>)myList);
		
		//ListTest(ListConverter<InheritingType, BaseType>.Convert(myList));
		
		RL();
	}
	
	public static void ArrayTest(BaseType[] bar)
	{
		foreach(BaseType bt in bar)
		{
			WL(bt.Name);
		}
	}
	
	public static void ListTest(List<BaseType> bar)
	{
		foreach(BaseType bt in bar)
		{
			WL(bt.Name);
		}
	}
		
	#region Helper methods

	private static void WL(object text, params object[] args)
	{
		Console.WriteLine(text.ToString(), args);	
	}
	
	private static void RL()
	{
		Console.ReadLine();	
	}
	
	private static void Break() 
	{
		System.Diagnostics.Debugger.Break();
	}

	#endregion
}

public class ListConverter<TFrom, TTo> where TFrom : TTo
{
	public static IEnumerable<TTo> Convert(IEnumerable<TFrom> from)
	{
		return Convert(new List<TFrom>(from));
	}
	
	public static List<TTo> Convert(List<TFrom> from)
	{
		return from.ConvertAll<TTo>(new Converter<TFrom, TTo>(Convert));
	}

	public static TTo Convert(TFrom from)
	{
		return (TTo)from;
	}
}

public class BaseType
{
	public string Name;
}

public class InheritingType : BaseType
{
	public int Age;
}