[Mono-list] C# Functionality

[Rohit K Gupta]

Hi to all,   i was wondering about the fact that as C++ provides for Operator Overloading and Friend Functions ,does C# Provide such functionality? Operator overloading is as its name implies     we can define operator functionalities for user defined classes   and friend functions are those which can be defined outside the class but declared friend to the user defined class so that it can access private memebers of the class.   now  by friend where i am confused  is in C# we can define friend classes, members and  functions but those are part of class and can be accessed in same assembly only by making the instace of the class whereas  the c++ friend function can be called without instace of object but just by passing it in arguments     this blurs my c++ concepts am i thinking right or worng? just help me   Thanks & Regards Rohit