Hi, The explicit keyword declares a user-defined type conversion operator that must be invoked with a cast. The conversion operator converts from a source type to a target type. The source type provides the conversion operator. Unlike implicit conversion, explicit conversion operators must be invoked by means of a cast. class Apartment { public string Name { get; set; } public static explicit operator House(Apartment a) { return new House() { Name = a.Name }; } } class House { public string Name { get; set; } public static explicit operator Apartment(House h) { return new Apartment() { Name = h.Name }; } } class Program { static void Main() { House h = new House(); h.Name = "Broadway"; // Cast a House to an Apartment. Apartment a = (Apartment)h; // Apartment was converted from House. Console.WriteLine(a.Name); } } Output : Broadway This program introduces two classes: the Apartment class and the House class. Each also provides a public static explicit operator: the Apartment provides a House operator, and the House provides an Apartment operator. Another nice example can be viewed here : http://dotnetinterviewcracker.blogspot.in/2013/06/explicit-keyword-c-conversion-keywords.html Thanks, Priyan

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