Assign numeric value to class

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Overloading assignment operator in C#

I remember I saw this question somewhere in stack overflow but I cannot find it.

Basically I will like to be able to do:

MyClass myClass = 5;

where MyClass is a class implemented by my program.

I will delete this question if I can find that duplicate.

Kids , instead of downvoting , teach him. – Royi Namir Oct 30 '12 at 14:50 — Royi Namir, Oct 30 '12 at 14:50
Why would you want to do this? It looks confusing as hell. – Tudor Oct 30 '12 at 14:50 — Tudor, Oct 30 '12 at 14:50
@RoyiNamir: Prepare to be serial upvoted. – Wug Oct 30 '12 at 14:51 — Wug, Oct 30 '12 at 14:51

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 30 '12 at 14:50

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I think you want an implicit cast operator.

public static implicit operator MyClass(int m) 
{
     // code to convert from int to MyClass
}

answered Oct 30 '12 at 14:50

Daniel A. White

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score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 30 '12 at 14:50

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Implement the implicit operator.

MSDN implicit (C# Reference)

answered Oct 30 '12 at 14:50

Austin Salonen

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 30 '12 at 15:20

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try this:

public class MyClass
{
    public int MyProperty { get; set; }

    private MyClass(int i)
    {
        MyProperty = i;
    }

    public static implicit operator MyClass(int x)
    {
        return new MyClass(x);
    }
}

MyClass myClass = 5;

answered Oct 30 '12 at 15:20

TheVillageIdiot

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Assign numeric value to class

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