Is it possible define an extension operator method?

Question

is it possible to define an extension method that at the same time is an operator? I want for a fixed class add the possibility to use a known operator that actually can\'t

Answer 1

This is all true, but it would be nice for M$ to add this functionality in the future. Sometimes the framework is just missing things and an extension can help plug the gap (or fix the issue) this can sometimes be operators.

An example. To compare IP Addresses, you must use the Equals method to directly compare (of course parts of the struct could also be compared as could the address bytes individually - but that's another story). However, using the == operator always returns false at the object level (i.e. without converting them to strings etc). How hard is it to put the Equals method call inside the == operator call (that's rhetorical), but we can't do it. This is inconsistant and a place for bugs to creep in (note it does not fail, just always equates to false - whereas Equals does not).