C# - Which is the best alternative to ‘switch on type’?

Question

1.) http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/TechOff/411739-switch-objectGetType-/?CommentID=411995

2.) http://blogs.msdn.com/jaredpar/archive/2008/05/16/switching-on-types.aspx

3.) Or is there an even better way....?

Please reflect both on speed and ease of reading the code.

Answer 1

Of all suggested I prefer second option. Generally, I prefer double dispatch over switching on Types.