Visual C# Samples
User-Defined Conversions Sample

This sample shows how to define conversions to or from classes or structures, and how such conversions are used. For more information, see Conversion Operators (C# Programming Guide).

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To build and run the User-Defined Conversions samples within Visual Studio

  1. In Solution Explorer, right-click the Conversion1 project and click Set as StartUp Project.

  2. On the Debug menu, click Start Without Debugging.

  3. Repeat the previous steps for Conversion2.

To build and run the User-Defined Conversions samples from a command prompt

  1. Use the Change Directory command to change to the Conversion1 directory.

  2. Type the following: 

    csc conversion.cs
conversion

  3. Use the Change Directory command to change to the Conversion2 directory.

  4. Type the following: 

    csc structconversion.cs
structconversion
See Also

Tasks

How to: Implement User-Defined Conversions Between Structs (C# Programming Guide)

Concepts

Visual C# Samples
C# Programming Guide

Reference

Implicit Numeric Conversions Table (C# Reference)
Explicit Numeric Conversions Table (C# Reference)
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