how-to-unbox.md

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How to: Unbox | Microsoft Docs		11/04/2016			cpp-windows		article	C++	unboxing	75794696-9275-47bf-9a7d-5abe6585ab91	10	mikeblome	mblome	ghogen

How to: Unbox

Shows how to unbox and modify a value.

Example

// vcmcppv2_unboxing.cpp  
// compile with: /clr  
using namespace System;  
  
int main() {  
   int ^ i = gcnew int(13);  
   int j;  
   Console::WriteLine(*i);   // unboxing  
   *i = 14;   // unboxing and assignment  
   Console::WriteLine(*i);  
   j = safe_cast<int>(i);   // unboxing and assignment  
   Console::WriteLine(j);  
}  

13  
14  
14  

See Also

Boxing