Complete list of .NET conversion operators

Does anyone have a complete list of the conversion operators for VB/C# and how they differ?

So far I know about...

• value as type [C#]
• TryCast(value, type) [VB]
• Convert.ToXxx(value) [any]
• (type)value [C#]
• CType(value, type) [VB]
• DirectCast(value, type) [VB]
• CXxx(value) [VB]
• CTypeDynamic [any]
• implicit conversions when using Option Strict Off [VB]
• implicit conversions when using dynamic [C#]
• type value [F#]
• :> [F#]
• :?> [F#]

But of course just having the list isn't the same as knowing 开发者_如何学Gothe subtle differences between each one.

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For F# versus C# on casts/conversions, see

What does this C# code look like in F#? (part one: expressions and statements)

for a short discussion of numeric conversions, boxing conversions, upcasts, and downcasts.

(Note that you list

type value

for F#, I presume you're talking about e.g.

int 'a'

but note that int here is the name of a function in the F# library, rather than the name of a type. See the docs here; in general there is a function named T for each primitive numeric type T, and that function converts its argument to the destination type of the same name.)

Regarding implicit conversions in F#:

• There's string -> PrintfFormat (as part of the magic for typesafe printf)
• There's upcasts at method calls arguments and property/array assignments that enables you to do e.g. f(dog) or person.Pet <- dog when an Animal is expected. This also works for known nominal types for collection literals, e.g. let controls : Control list = [button; form; window]
• There's a function-to-delegate conversion at method call arguments, which enable e.g. new Thread(fun() -> ()) where the F# function is converted to the ThreadStart delegate.
• There's ref to byref conversion at method call arguments, which enables you to pass a ref to e.g. an out parameter.

I think those are it - there are very few implicit conversions in F#.