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Cast types dynamically similar to Reflection (or reflective programming)

Hey guys is there any way to dynamically cast a type so that I can take a List<sObject> and cast which ever entry I am currently using to the type just knowing its type (maybe stored in a String or something)

 

I am trying to do something like

 

String being_used = 'Contact';

List<sObject> store;

store = Database.query('select Name from' + being_used);

List<String> test = new List<String>();

for(sObject s : store) {
     test.add( (being_used)s.get('Name'));   // Or (being_used)s.Name;
}
 Basically I just need a way that I can store multiple sObject types (such as Account, Contact, Opportunities, etc..) in a List<sObject> and then access their field values, which it seems you have to cast into the type before accessing any field besides Id with a generic sObject. 
 


Best Answer chosen by Admin (Salesforce Developers) 
mtbclimbermtbclimber
You shouldn't need to cast a concrete sobject sobject to get field values:
 
SObject s = database.query('select name from contact limit 1');
Object name = s.get('name');
 
You can learn more in the documentation, specifically the chapter on Dynamic Apex.