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How to make C# look like Basic, #1 - DIM statements
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
public class DIM {
private string contents;
private DIM(string contents) {
this.contents = contents;
}
public static implicit operator DIM(int x) {
return(new DIM(x.ToString()));
}
public static implicit operator DIM(string s) {
return(new DIM(s));
}
public static DIM operator +(DIM a, DIM b) {
int aOut, bOut;
if (Int32.TryParse(a.contents, out aOut) && Int32.TryParse(b.contents, out bOut)) {
return(new DIM((aOut + bOut).ToString()));
}
return(new DIM(a.ToString() + b.ToString()));
}
public override string ToString() {
return(contents);
}
}
public class MyClass
{
public static void Main()
{
DIM x = 5;
DIM y = 10;
Console.WriteLine(x + y);
DIM foo = 12;
DIM bar = "shark";
Console.WriteLine(foo + bar);
Console.ReadKey(false);
}
}
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