looking for C# Mentor

[Nekuro]

Hi, Like post says, I am busy learning C# and just looking for someone i can chat to if some stuff dont make sense to me.

Busy with a C# Udemy course aswell as with a couple youtube series, Still early days but really keen to make this work and to start learning C#.

The thing im struggling to understand at the moment is "Implicit and Excplicit Conversions", To me it looks like it does pretty much the same thing, one allows data loss but the other doesnt?
Is there any decent examples of a scenario where implicit would be ued over explicit?

Thanks in advance to whoever is willing to help a nub like me understand computer wizardry

 

[Switch]

Implicit: Assign int variable value into a double, 1 -> 1.0

Explicit: use a ToString() function to convert char/int/double/whatever, into a String, 'c' -> "c" or 1 -> "1".

Try not to use implicit, tends to get runtime errors because of unforeseen use cases. Especially in non-type safe languages like php (yes your question is on c#, but the concept is fairly general on all languages).

 

[spydr97]

Been a few years since I did C# Dev, but this seems like a pretty nice blog post with the type of example I was looking for.

C# Implicit vs Explicit Conversion: Understanding the Differences

Unsure whether to use implicit or explicit conversion in your C# code? Read this article to understand the pros and cons of each approach.

www.bytehide.com

 

[glitchfreak]

In addition, ChatGPT is a great tutor that can help clarify issues you may face

 

[Pr3d4t3r]

@Zoink

 

[PHalanKS]

I’m a senior c# dev and I also need a mentor…

 

[Ech0.]

Feel free to pop me messages if you havn't already found help