using System;
class MyType
{
int value;
public MyType( int b )
{
value = b;
}
public static implicit operator int( MyType a )
{
return a.value;
}
public static explicit operator string( MyType a )
{
return "$" + a.value;
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
MyType bal = new MyType( 777 );
Console.WriteLine("since int conversion is implicit we can write");
int i = bal;
Console.WriteLine("string conveersion must be explicitly requested");
string str = (string)bal;
// this causes a compilation error
// str = bal;
System.Console.WriteLine( "i = {0} \nstr = {1}", i, str );
}
}
since int conversion is implicit we can write
string conveersion must be explicitly requested
i = 777
str = $777