[Mono-list] Question about C#

[Ricardo Kirkner]

I am sorry to bother the list with this question, but I could not find a satisfying answer anywhere.   My question regards overloading operators. As far as I know, if you want to overload some operator, it must be public and static.   1. I dont understand why this have to be that way 2. If I want to overload the ++ operator in a class that I dont want to be public, but internal or private, how can I prevent someone from accessing a method (the ++ operator) that has been defined public?   Another question is:   Since you can not overload the = operator, how can you redefine the assignement without using a copy constructor like       Class1(Class1 c) { /* data and methods */ }   With regards, and hoping someone can give me a hint   Ricardo Kirkner