如何将_ComObject类型转换为本机类型，例如Long或其他类型（出现强制转换错误）？

Question

I am trying to get the LastLogonTimestamp from Active Directory by calling

Principal.ExtensionGet("lastLogonTimestamp")

VB.NET code:

<DirectoryProperty("lastLogonTimestamp")>
Public Property LastLogonTimestamp() As Date? ' no matter what this type is, I cannot cast the Object coming in
    Get
        Dim valueArray = ExtensionGet("lastLogonTimestamp")
        If valueArray Is Nothing OrElse valueArray.Length = 0 Then Return Nothing
        Return DateTime.FromFileTimeUtc(valueArray(0))
    End Get
    Set(value As Date?)
        ExtensionSet("lastLogonTimestamp", value)
    End Set
End Property

This returns an array of Object (ie Object() ) or null . The trouble is it complains about my cast to Long (or other types I have tried like: ULong , Date , and String ). It always tells me something like this:

Conversion from type '_ComObject' to type 'Long' is not valid.

In a new question , I set out to go the other way (from DateTime to 64 bit)

Answer 1

Using C# code provided in link via HansPassant's comment below, I resolved this with the following VB code:

<DirectoryProperty("lastLogonTimestamp")>
Public Property LastLogonTimestamp() As Date?
    Get
        'Dim valueArray = GetProperty("whenChanged")
        Dim valueArray = ExtensionGet("lastLogonTimestamp") 'ExtensionGet("LastLogon")
        If valueArray Is Nothing OrElse valueArray.Length = 0 Then Return Nothing

        Dim lastLogonDate = valueArray(0)
        Dim lastLogonDateType = lastLogonDate.GetType()
        Dim highPart = CType(lastLogonDateType.InvokeMember("HighPart", Reflection.BindingFlags.GetProperty, Nothing, lastLogonDate, Nothing), Int32)
        Dim lowPart = CType(lastLogonDateType.InvokeMember("LowPart", Reflection.BindingFlags.GetProperty Or Reflection.BindingFlags.Public, Nothing, lastLogonDate, Nothing), Int32)
        Dim longDate = CLng(highPart) << 32 Or (CLng(lowPart) And &HFFFFFFFFL)
        Dim result = IIf(longDate > 0, CType(DateTime.FromFileTime(longDate), DateTime?), Nothing)

        Return result
        'Return DateTime.FromFileTimeUtc(valueArray(0))
    End Get
    Set(value As Date?)
        ExtensionSet("lastLogonTimestamp", value)
    End Set
End Property

And the C# version (clipped from source ):

[DirectoryProperty("RealLastLogon")]
public DateTime? RealLastLogon
{
    get
    {
        if (ExtensionGet("LastLogon").Length > 0)
        {
            var lastLogonDate = ExtensionGet("LastLogon")[0];
            var lastLogonDateType = lastLogonDate.GetType();
            var highPart = (Int32)lastLogonDateType.InvokeMember("HighPart", BindingFlags.GetProperty, null, lastLogonDate, null);
            var lowPart = (Int32)lastLogonDateType.InvokeMember("LowPart", BindingFlags.GetProperty | BindingFlags.Public, null, lastLogonDate, null);

            var longDate = ((Int64)highPart << 32 | (UInt32)lowPart);

            return longDate > 0 ? (DateTime?) DateTime.FromFileTime(longDate) : null;
        }

        return null;
    }
}