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There are two classes: A and B. There are algorithms for converting from type A to type B and back. We cannot touch the source code of them. Can I write an implicit conversion between the two types?
Example code which should work:
B CalculateSomething(double x)
{
A a(x);
a.DoSomethingComplicated();
return a;
}
No, I don’t think so. Implicit conversion is usually coded with an overloaded operator. It is done for base types too. As you can’t modify A and B code there is no way to tell the compiler how to do that. Your snippet will get an error.
You have to do explicit conversion. Just
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