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// Convert Rectangle to Square to invoke method.

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Rectangle rect = new Rectangle(10, 5);

DrawSquare((Square)rect);

Console.ReadLine();

}

Additional Explicit Conversions for the Square Type

Now that you can explicitly convert Rectangles into Squares, let’s examine a few additional explicit

conversions. Given that a square is symmetrical on each side, it might be helpful to provide an

explicit conversion routine that allows the caller to cast from a System.Int32 type into a Square

(which, of course, will have a side length equal to the incoming integer). Likewise, what if you were

to update Square such that the caller can cast from a Square into a System.Int32? Here is the calling

logic:

static void Main(string[] args)

{

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