Why can't the as operator perform user-defined conversions?

[Patric_J]

Why can't the as operator perform user-defined conversions? Is it a C# problem or with MSIL? I can't see any reasons why the compiler should'nt be able to use a user-defined conversion operator. Anyone knows the answer? MSDN my c# blog: C# Coach

[leppie]

I am confused... you never need to do that. Perhaps you are looking for explicit casting, but that will only work as reference type. Btw, have u looked at the output of an as expression in MSIL? That will show you the what actually happens when it is used. top secret
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