I have a struct WMTText which I would like to use in the same manner I would an intrinsic value type.

Simple Example:
WMTText text1 = "Hello world";
WMTText text2 = text1;
Console.WriteLine("text1={0}, text2={1}", text1, text2);

Instead of text1 outputting "Hello world", it outputs the structs namespace instead.

I don't want to have to use a public property holding the internal value, and I don't want to call the ToString() either:
Console.WriteLine("text1={0}, text2={1}", text1.Value, text2.Value);
Console.WriteLine("text1={0}, text2={1}", text1.ToString(), text2.ToString());

Although I don't mind adding a ToString() method to return the internal value as long as this can be called implicitly with code like below:
WMTText text2 = text1;
Console.WriteLine("text1={0}, text2={1}", text1, text2);

If anyone knows how to do this I would greatly appreciate your help.

Code for the struct is as follows:
using System;

namespace Wfmc.Interface2.Types.BasicTypes
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Wfmc standards type: WMTText.
    /// </summary>
    public struct WMTText
    {
        //private char _value;
        private string _value;

        public WMTText(string Value)
        {
            try
            {
                _value = Value;
            }
            catch
            {
                throw new ArgumentException();
            }
        }
        public static implicit operator string(WMTText Value)
        {
            return Value._value;
        }
        public static implicit operator WMTText(string Value)
        {
            return new WMTText(Value);
        }

        // TODO: Not sure this is the best way to deal with this
        public int Length
        {
            get
            {
                return _value.Length;
            }
        }
    }
}
Regards,
Skin



Skin

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Build your structure like this to get the default text to return what you want without explicitly having to call a member:

    private struct Thing
    {
        public string Text;
        public Thing(string sString)
        {
            Text = sString;
        }
        public override string ToString()
        {
            return Text;
        }
    }

Thanks planoie that was just the trick.

Skin