Can I implicitly cast an enum variable to (int) without explicit casting

[babylon]

I have an enum
public enum MyEnum : int
{
X,
Y
}

I have to do
int a = (int) MyEnum.X;
can i overload the operator or other means to do something like
int a = MyEnum.X;
??

thank you!

 

[Rakesh Namineni[MSFT]]

Hi,
Search for "TypeConverter" in MSDN and you will find examples for
converting types of values to other types. You can achieve the conversion
you need by doing something like

[TypeConverter(typeof(EnumToIntConverter))]
public enum MyEnum : int
{
X,
Y
}

public class EnumToIntConverter : EnumConverter
{
// Override the appropriate methods.
}

Hope this helps
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I have an enum
public enum MyEnum : int
{
X,
Y
}

I have to do
int a = (int) MyEnum.X;
can i overload the operator or other means to do something like
int a = MyEnum.X;
??

thank you!

Rakesh, EFT.

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[babylon]

from MSDN
Remarks
This converter can only convert an enumeration object to and from a string.
The EnumConverter provides the Comparer property to get an IComparer
interface that can be used to sort the values of the enumeration. By
default, the enumeration values are sorted in the order they appear in the
file.



"This converter can only convert an enumeration object to and from a string"

I would like an implicit conversion from enum to int...is that possible?

thank you

Hi,
Search for "TypeConverter" in MSDN and you will find examples for
converting types of values to other types. You can achieve the conversion
you need by doing something like

[TypeConverter(typeof(EnumToIntConverter))]
public enum MyEnum : int
{
X,
Y
}

public class EnumToIntConverter : EnumConverter
{
// Override the appropriate methods.
}

Hope this helps
--------------------

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I have an enum
public enum MyEnum : int
{
X,
Y
}

I have to do
int a = (int) MyEnum.X;
can i overload the operator or other means to do something like
int a = MyEnum.X;
??

thank you!

Rakesh, EFT.

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