Implicit Explicit Conversion Operators in C#

Conversion between data types can be done in two ways by casting:

• Implicit casting
• Explicit casting

Implicit casting

Implicit casting doesn't require a casting operator. This casting is normally used when converting data from smaller integral types to larger or derived types to the base type.

int x = 123;
double y = x;

In the above statement, the conversion of data from int to double is done implicitly, in other words programmer don't need to specify any type operators.

Explicit casting

Explicit casting requires a casting operator. This casting is normally used when converting a double to int or a base type to a derived type.

double y = 123;
int x = (int)y;