It is possible to do implicit casting within a class and not abstracts?

[funplo...@gmail.com]

I want to make a class, that I can use implicit casting in like in an Abstract:

var a:MyInt = 5;
a.name = "some name";
a.multiplier = 1.3;
a.referenceToSomething = object;

Where MyInt is a Class.

The reason I want to use classes and not abstracts is because MyInt would have fields like "name", "multiplier" etc. And if I cast them through an abstract - those other values would be lost.

Is it possible to create such a type?

[Gama11]

No, like operator overloading, implicit casts are only a thing for abstracts.

You could have an abstract that wraps your MyInt class.

[funplo...@gmail.com]

My abstract is currently wrapping the MyInt class, but if I set a new value via "@:from" method, all other properties will be lost. I'm trying to find a way how to keep other values too.

[Gama11]

I don't think you can do that - @:from creates a new instance / doesn't know anything about any old instances there might be.

[funplo...@gmail.com]

Exactly! Thus my post :)

I need to find an elegant way to solve that problem or somehow self-contain it in a black box.