implicit operator
class Digit { public Digit(double d) { val = d; } public double val; // ...other members // User-defined conversion from Digit to double public static implicit operator double(Digit d) { return d.val; } // User-defined conversion from double to Digit public static implicit operator Digit(double d) { return new Digit(d); } } class Program { static void Main(string[] args) { Digit dig = new Digit(7); //This call invokes the implicit "double" operator double num = dig; //This call invokes the implicit "Digit" operator Digit dig2 = 12; Console.WriteLine("num = {0} dig2 = {1}", num, dig2.val); Console.ReadLine(); } }