C#•7mo ago

✅ Difference between explicit and implicit operators

Hello there. What's the difference between defining an implicit and explicit operator? I would like to know the difference between

public static implicit operator JsonValue(JsonArray jarray) => jarray.AsJsonValue();

public static implicit operator JsonValue(JsonArray jarray) => jarray.AsJsonValue();

And

public static explicit operator JsonValue(JsonArray jarray) => jarray.AsJsonValue();

public static explicit operator JsonValue(JsonArray jarray) => jarray.AsJsonValue();

8 Replies

Angius•7mo ago

It's in the docs

Jimmacle•7mo ago

basically, whether it happens implicitly or explicitly

Angius•7mo ago

But tl;dr would be

var n = new MyNumber();
int a = n; // implicit
int b = (int)n; // explicit

var n = new MyNumber();
int a = n; // implicit
int b = (int)n; // explicit

oh, I see. explicit operators requires the casting syntax

Angius•7mo ago

Assuming MyNumber has cast operators to int

thank you

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