Overloading function call operator in C#

Question

Is it possible to overload the default function operator (the () operator) in C#? If so - how? If not, is there a workaround to create a similar affect?

Thanks,

Answer 1

Check out implicit conversion. Another option would be explict conversion, but then you would need to cast the object type.

public class A
{
    public A(int myValue)
    {
        this.MyValue = myValue;
    }
    public int MyValue { get; private set; }

    public static implicit operator int(A a)
    {
        return a.MyValue;
    }
    public static implicit operator A(int value)
    {
        return new A(value);
    }
    // you would need to override .ToString() for Console.WriteLine to notice.
    public override string ToString()
    {
        return this.MyValue.ToString();
    }
}
class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        A t = 5;
        int r = t;
        Console.WriteLine(t); // 5
    }
}