MY_CONSTANTS.FOO is not a MY_CONSTANTS instance. It is an int, so you
would have to make m_value an int as well.

Alternatively, make MY_CONSTANTS an enum instead of a class.

Eq.

Hi

I managed to get around the problem using a struct and implicit operator. Is
this the right approach?

public struct MY_CONSTANTS  // changed to struct
{
   public const int FOO = 1;
   ...

       public MY_CONSTANTS(MY_CONSTANTS value)
       {
           m_value = Convert.ToInt32(value);
       }

       public static implicit operator int(MY_CONSTANTS c)
       {
           return Convert.ToInt32(c.m_value);
       }

       private int m_value;
}