What does the C# compiler mean when it prints "an explicit conversion exists"?
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If I make an empty test class:
public class Foo
{
}
And I try to compile code with this statement:
Foo foo = "test";
Then I get this error as expected:
Cannot implicitly convert type 'string' to 'ConsoleApplication1.Foo'
However, if I change the declaration of Foo from class to interface, the error changes to this (emphasis mine):
Cannot implicitly convert type 'string' to 'ConsoleApplication1.Foo'. An explicit conversion exists (are you missing a cast?)
What is this "explicit conversion" which is supposed to exist?
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