C#: Custom casting to a value type

Question

Is it possible to cast a custom class to a value type?

Here\'s an example:

var x = new Foo();
var y = (int) x; //Does not compile 

Is i

Answer 1

You need to define explicit or implicit casting:

public class Foo
{
    public static implicit operator int(Foo d)
    {
        return d.SomeIntProperty;
    }

    // ...