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[mono.git] / mcs / mcs / convert.cs
index 7ab20a9c8dd1d695e6a709b4d81cdba660c5d6cf..4ed1f25adb5cf2c6aca8cbf5e6f4f0172021c589 100644 (file)
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@
 // Authors:
 //   Miguel de Icaza (miguel@ximian.com)
 //   Ravi Pratap (ravi@ximian.com)
+//   Marek Safar (marek.safar@gmail.com)
 //
-// (C) 2001, 2002, 2003 Ximian, Inc.
+// Copyright 2001, 2002, 2003 Ximian, Inc.
+// Copyright 2003-2008 Novell, Inc.
 //
 
 namespace Mono.CSharp {
@@ -50,9 +52,6 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                }
 #endif
 
-               //
-               // From a one-dimensional array-type S[] to System.Collections.IList<S> and base
-               // interfaces of this interface.
                //
                // From a one-dimensional array-type S[] to System.Collections.IList<T> and base
                // interfaces of this interface, provided there is an implicit reference conversion
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                static bool Array_To_IList (Type array, Type list)
                {
 #if GMCS_SOURCE
-                       if (!array.IsArray || (array.GetArrayRank () != 1) || !list.IsGenericType)
+                       if ((array.GetArrayRank () != 1) || !list.IsGenericType)
                                return false;
 
                        Type gt = list.GetGenericTypeDefinition ();
@@ -85,6 +84,33 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        return false;
 #endif
                }
+               
+               static bool IList_To_Array(Type list, Type array)
+               {
+# if GMCS_SOURCE
+                       if (!list.IsGenericType || !array.IsArray || array.GetArrayRank() != 1)
+                               return false;
+                       
+                       Type gt = list.GetGenericTypeDefinition();
+                       if (gt != TypeManager.generic_ilist_type &&
+                               gt != TypeManager.generic_icollection_type &&
+                               gt != TypeManager.generic_ienumerable_type)
+                               return false;
+                       
+                       Type arg_type = TypeManager.GetTypeArguments(list)[0];
+                       Type element_type = TypeManager.GetElementType(array);
+                       
+                       if (element_type == arg_type)
+                               return true;
+                       
+                       if (MyEmptyExpr == null)
+                               MyEmptyExpr = new EmptyExpression();
+                       MyEmptyExpr.SetType(element_type);
+                       return ImplicitReferenceConversionExists(MyEmptyExpr, arg_type) || ExplicitReferenceConversionExists(element_type, arg_type);
+#else
+                       return false;
+#endif
+               }
 
                static Expression ImplicitTypeParameterConversion (Expression expr,
                                                                   Type target_type)
@@ -131,12 +157,57 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        return null;
                }
 
-               static bool ExplicitTypeParameterConversionExists (Type source_type, Type target_type)
+               static bool ImplicitTypeParameterBoxingConversion (Type expr_type, Type target_type,
+                                                                  out bool use_class_cast)
                {
 #if GMCS_SOURCE
-                       if (target_type.IsInterface)
+                       GenericConstraints gc = TypeManager.GetTypeParameterConstraints (expr_type);
+
+                       if (gc == null) {
+                               use_class_cast = false;
+                               return target_type == TypeManager.object_type;
+                       }
+
+                       use_class_cast = true;
+
+                       if (!gc.HasReferenceTypeConstraint)
+                               return false;
+
+                       // We're converting from a type parameter which is known to be a reference type.
+                       Type base_type = TypeParam_EffectiveBaseType (gc);
+
+                       if (TypeManager.IsSubclassOf (base_type, target_type))
                                return true;
 
+                       if (target_type.IsInterface) {
+                               if (TypeManager.ImplementsInterface (base_type, target_type))
+                                       return true;
+
+                               foreach (Type t in gc.InterfaceConstraints) {
+                                       if (TypeManager.IsSubclassOf (t, target_type))
+                                               return true;
+                                       if (TypeManager.ImplementsInterface (t, target_type))
+                                               return true;
+                               }
+                       }
+
+                       foreach (Type t in gc.InterfaceConstraints) {
+                               if (!TypeManager.IsGenericParameter (t))
+                                       continue;
+                               if (TypeManager.IsSubclassOf (t, target_type))
+                                       return true;
+                               if (TypeManager.ImplementsInterface (t, target_type))
+                                       return true;
+                       }
+#endif
+
+                       use_class_cast = false;
+                       return false;
+               }
+
+               static bool ExplicitTypeParameterConversionExists (Type source_type, Type target_type)
+               {
+#if GMCS_SOURCE
                        if (TypeManager.IsGenericParameter (target_type)) {
                                GenericConstraints gc = TypeManager.GetTypeParameterConstraints (target_type);
                                if (gc == null)
@@ -151,7 +222,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                }
                        }
 #endif
-                       return false;
+                       return target_type.IsInterface;
                }
 
                static Expression ExplicitTypeParameterConversion (Expression source, Type target_type)
@@ -159,9 +230,6 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
 #if GMCS_SOURCE
                        Type source_type = source.Type;
 
-                       if (target_type.IsInterface)
-                               return new ClassCast (source, target_type);
-
                        if (TypeManager.IsGenericParameter (target_type)) {
                                GenericConstraints gc = TypeManager.GetTypeParameterConstraints (target_type);
                                if (gc == null)
@@ -175,12 +243,15 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                                return new ClassCast (source, target_type);
                                }
                        }
+
+                       if (target_type.IsInterface)
+                               return new ClassCast (source, target_type);
 #endif
                        return null;
                }
 
                static EmptyExpression MyEmptyExpr;
-               static public Expression ImplicitReferenceConversion (Expression expr, Type target_type)
+               static Expression ImplicitReferenceConversion (Expression expr, Type target_type, bool explicit_cast)
                {
                        Type expr_type = expr.Type;
 
@@ -196,6 +267,52 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        if (TypeManager.IsGenericParameter (expr_type))
                                return ImplicitTypeParameterConversion (expr, target_type);
 
+                       //
+                       // from the null type to any reference-type.
+                       //
+                       NullLiteral nl = expr as NullLiteral;
+                       if (nl != null) {
+                               return nl.ConvertImplicitly(target_type);
+                       }
+
+                       if (ImplicitReferenceConversionExists (expr, target_type)) {
+                               // 
+                               // Reduce implicit reference conversion to object
+                               //
+                               if (!explicit_cast && target_type == TypeManager.object_type)
+                                       return expr;
+
+                               return EmptyCast.Create (expr, target_type);
+                       }
+
+                       bool use_class_cast;
+                       if (ImplicitBoxingConversionExists (expr, target_type, out use_class_cast)) {
+                               if (use_class_cast)
+                                       return new ClassCast (expr, target_type);
+                               else
+                                       return new BoxedCast (expr, target_type);
+                       }
+
+                       return null;
+               }
+
+               //
+               // 6.1.6 Implicit reference conversions
+               //
+               public static bool ImplicitReferenceConversionExists (Expression expr, Type target_type)
+               {
+                       if (target_type.IsValueType)
+                               return false;
+
+                       Type expr_type = expr.Type;
+
+                       // from the null type to any reference-type.
+                       if (expr_type == TypeManager.null_type)
+                               return target_type != TypeManager.anonymous_method_type;
+
+                       if (TypeManager.IsGenericParameter (expr_type))
+                               return ImplicitTypeParameterConversion (expr, target_type) != null;
+
                        //
                        // notice that it is possible to write "ValueType v = 1", the ValueType here
                        // is an abstract class, and not really a value type, so we apply the same rules.
@@ -205,34 +322,27 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                // A pointer type cannot be converted to object
                                //
                                if (expr_type.IsPointer)
-                                       return null;
+                                       return false;
 
                                if (TypeManager.IsValueType (expr_type))
-                                       return new BoxedCast (expr, target_type);
+                                       return false;
                                if (expr_type.IsClass || expr_type.IsInterface || expr_type == TypeManager.enum_type){
-                                       if (expr_type == TypeManager.anonymous_method_type)
-                                               return null;
-                                       return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
+                                       return expr_type != TypeManager.anonymous_method_type;
                                }
 
-                               return null;
+                               return false;
                        } else if (target_type == TypeManager.value_type) {
-                               if (TypeManager.IsValueType (expr_type))
-                                       return new BoxedCast (expr, target_type);
-                               if (expr_type == TypeManager.null_type)
-                                       return new EmptyConstantCast ((Constant)expr, target_type);
-
-                               return null;
+                               return expr_type == TypeManager.enum_type;
                        } else if (TypeManager.IsSubclassOf (expr_type, target_type)) {
                                //
                                // Special case: enumeration to System.Enum.
                                // System.Enum is not a value type, it is a class, so we need
                                // a boxing conversion
                                //
-                               if (expr_type.IsEnum || TypeManager.IsGenericParameter (expr_type))
-                                       return new BoxedCast (expr, target_type);
-
-                               return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
+                               if (target_type == TypeManager.enum_type || TypeManager.IsGenericParameter (expr_type))
+                                       return false;
+                               
+                               return true;
                        }
 
                        // This code is kind of mirrored inside ImplicitStandardConversionExists
@@ -240,38 +350,17 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        //
                        // Always ensure that the code here and there is in sync
 
-                       // from the null type to any reference-type.
-                       if (expr_type == TypeManager.null_type) {
-                               NullConstant nc = (NullConstant)expr;
-                               return nc.ToType(target_type);
-                       }
-
                        // from any class-type S to any interface-type T.
                        if (target_type.IsInterface) {
-                               if (target_type != TypeManager.iconvertible_type &&
-                                   expr_type.IsValueType && (expr is Constant) &&
-                                   !(expr is IntLiteral || expr is BoolLiteral ||
-                                     expr is FloatLiteral || expr is DoubleLiteral ||
-                                     expr is LongLiteral || expr is CharLiteral ||
-                                     expr is StringLiteral || expr is DecimalLiteral ||
-                                     expr is UIntLiteral || expr is ULongLiteral)) {
-                                       return null;
-                               }
-
                                if (TypeManager.ImplementsInterface (expr_type, target_type)){
-                                       if (TypeManager.IsGenericParameter (expr_type) || TypeManager.IsValueType (expr_type))
-                                               return new BoxedCast (expr, target_type);
-                                       else
-                                               return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
+                                       return !TypeManager.IsGenericParameter (expr_type) &&
+                                               !TypeManager.IsValueType (expr_type);
                                }
                        }
 
                        // from any interface type S to interface-type T.
                        if (expr_type.IsInterface && target_type.IsInterface) {
-                               if (TypeManager.ImplementsInterface (expr_type, target_type))
-                                       return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
-                               else
-                                       return null;
+                               return TypeManager.ImplementsInterface (expr_type, target_type);
                        }
 
                        // from an array-type S to an array-type of type T
@@ -287,140 +376,94 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                        Type target_element_type = TypeManager.GetElementType (target_type);
 
                                        if (!expr_element_type.IsValueType && !target_element_type.IsValueType)
-                                               if (ImplicitStandardConversionExists (MyEmptyExpr,
-                                                                                     target_element_type))
-                                                       return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
+                                               return ImplicitStandardConversionExists (
+                                                       MyEmptyExpr, target_element_type);
                                }
                        }
 
                        // from an array-type to System.Array
                        if (expr_type.IsArray && target_type == TypeManager.array_type)
-                               return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
+                               return true;
 
                        // from an array-type of type T to IList<T>
                        if (expr_type.IsArray && Array_To_IList (expr_type, target_type))
-                               return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
+                               return true;
 
                        // from any delegate type to System.Delegate
-                       if ((expr_type == TypeManager.delegate_type || TypeManager.IsDelegateType (expr_type)) &&
-                           target_type == TypeManager.delegate_type)
-                               return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
-
-                       // from any array-type or delegate type into System.ICloneable.
-                       if (expr_type.IsArray ||
-                           expr_type == TypeManager.delegate_type || TypeManager.IsDelegateType (expr_type))
-                               if (target_type == TypeManager.icloneable_type)
-                                       return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
+                       if (target_type == TypeManager.delegate_type &&
+                               (expr_type == TypeManager.delegate_type || TypeManager.IsDelegateType (expr_type)))
+                               return true;
 
                        // from a generic type definition to a generic instance.
                        if (TypeManager.IsEqual (expr_type, target_type))
-                               return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
+                               return true;
 
-                       return null;
+                       return false;
                }
 
-               //
-               // Tests whether an implicit reference conversion exists between expr_type
-               // and target_type
-               //
-               public static bool ImplicitReferenceConversionExists (Expression expr, Type target_type)
+               static public bool ImplicitBoxingConversionExists (Expression expr, Type target_type,
+                                                                  out bool use_class_cast)
                {
-                       if (target_type.IsValueType)
-                               return false;
-
                        Type expr_type = expr.Type;
-
-                       if (TypeManager.IsGenericParameter (expr_type))
-                               return ImplicitTypeParameterConversion (expr, target_type) != null;
-
+                       use_class_cast = false;
+                       
                        //
-                       // This is the boxed case.
+                       // From any value-type to the type object.
                        //
                        if (target_type == TypeManager.object_type) {
-                               if (expr_type.IsClass || TypeManager.IsValueType (expr_type) ||
-                                   expr_type.IsInterface || expr_type == TypeManager.enum_type)
-                                       if (target_type != TypeManager.anonymous_method_type)
-                                       return true;
-
-                               return false;
-                       } else if (TypeManager.IsSubclassOf (expr_type, target_type))
-                               return true;
-
-                       // Please remember that all code below actually comes
-                       // from ImplicitReferenceConversion so make sure code remains in sync
-
-                       // from any class-type S to any interface-type T.
-                       if (target_type.IsInterface) {
-                               if (target_type != TypeManager.iconvertible_type &&
-                                   expr_type.IsValueType && (expr is Constant) &&
-                                   !(expr is IntLiteral || expr is BoolLiteral ||
-                                     expr is FloatLiteral || expr is DoubleLiteral ||
-                                     expr is LongLiteral || expr is CharLiteral ||
-                                     expr is StringLiteral || expr is DecimalLiteral ||
-                                     expr is UIntLiteral || expr is ULongLiteral)) {
+                               //
+                               // A pointer type cannot be converted to object
+                               //
+                               if (expr_type.IsPointer)
                                        return false;
-                               }
 
-                               if (TypeManager.ImplementsInterface (expr_type, target_type))
-                                       return true;
+                               return TypeManager.IsValueType (expr_type);
                        }
+                       
+                       //
+                       // From any value-type to the type System.ValueType.
+                       //
+                       if (target_type == TypeManager.value_type)
+                               return TypeManager.IsValueType (expr_type);
 
-                       // from any interface type S to interface-type T.
-                       if (expr_type.IsInterface && target_type.IsInterface)
-                               if (TypeManager.ImplementsInterface (expr_type, target_type))
+                       if (target_type == TypeManager.enum_type) {
+                               //
+                               // From any enum-type to the type System.Enum.
+                               //
+                               if (expr_type.IsEnum)
                                        return true;
-
-                       // from an array-type S to an array-type of type T
-                       if (expr_type.IsArray && target_type.IsArray) {
-                               if (expr_type.GetArrayRank () == target_type.GetArrayRank ()) {
-
-                                       Type expr_element_type = expr_type.GetElementType ();
-
-                                       if (MyEmptyExpr == null)
-                                               MyEmptyExpr = new EmptyExpression ();
-
-                                       MyEmptyExpr.SetType (expr_element_type);
-                                       Type target_element_type = TypeManager.GetElementType (target_type);
-
-                                       if (!expr_element_type.IsValueType && !target_element_type.IsValueType)
-                                               if (ImplicitStandardConversionExists (MyEmptyExpr,
-                                                                                     target_element_type))
-                                                       return true;
-                               }
+                               //
+                               // From any nullable-type with an underlying enum-type to the type System.Enum
+                               //
+                               if (TypeManager.IsNullableType (expr_type))
+                                       return TypeManager.GetTypeArguments (expr_type) [0].IsEnum;
                        }
 
-                       // from an array-type to System.Array
-                       if (expr_type.IsArray && (target_type == TypeManager.array_type))
-                               return true;
-
-                       // from an array-type of type T to IList<T>
-                       if (expr_type.IsArray && Array_To_IList (expr_type, target_type))
-                               return true;
-
-                       // from any delegate type to System.Delegate
-                       if ((expr_type == TypeManager.delegate_type || TypeManager.IsDelegateType (expr_type)) &&
-                           target_type == TypeManager.delegate_type)
-                               if (target_type.IsAssignableFrom (expr_type))
+                       if (TypeManager.IsSubclassOf (expr_type, target_type)) {
+                               //
+                               // Don't box same type arguments
+                               //
+                               if (TypeManager.IsGenericParameter (expr_type) && expr_type != target_type)
                                        return true;
 
-                       // from any array-type or delegate type into System.ICloneable.
-                       if (expr_type.IsArray ||
-                           expr_type == TypeManager.delegate_type || TypeManager.IsDelegateType (expr_type))
-                               if (target_type == TypeManager.icloneable_type)
-                                       return true;
+                               return false;
+                       }
 
-                       // from the null type to any reference-type.
-                       if (expr_type == TypeManager.null_type){
-                               if (target_type.IsPointer)
-                                       return true;
+                       // This code is kind of mirrored inside ImplicitStandardConversionExists
+                       // with the small distinction that we only probe there
+                       //
+                       // Always ensure that the code here and there is in sync
 
-                               if (!target_type.IsValueType)
-                                       return true;
+                       // from any class-type S to any interface-type T.
+                       if (target_type.IsInterface) {
+                               if (TypeManager.ImplementsInterface (expr_type, target_type))
+                                       return TypeManager.IsGenericParameter (expr_type) ||
+                                               TypeManager.IsValueType (expr_type);
                        }
 
-                       // from a generic type definition to a generic instance.
-                       if (TypeManager.IsEqual (expr_type, target_type))
-                               return true;
+                       if (TypeManager.IsGenericParameter (expr_type))
+                               return ImplicitTypeParameterBoxingConversion (
+                                       expr_type, target_type, out use_class_cast);
 
                        return false;
                }
@@ -435,30 +478,6 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                                                    Type target_type)
                {
                        Type expr_type = expr.Type;
-
-                       //
-                       // Attempt to do the implicit constant expression conversions
-
-                       if (expr is Constant){
-                               if (expr is IntConstant){
-                                       Expression e;
-
-                                       e = TryImplicitIntConversion (target_type, (IntConstant) expr);
-
-                                       if (e != null)
-                                               return e;
-                               } else if (expr is LongConstant && target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type){
-                                       //
-                                       // Try the implicit constant expression conversion
-                                       // from long to ulong, instead of a nice routine,
-                                       // we just inline it
-                                       //
-                                       long v = ((LongConstant) expr).Value;
-                                       if (v >= 0)
-                                               return new ULongConstant ((ulong) v, expr.Location);
-                               }
-                       }
-
                        Type real_target_type = target_type;
 
                        if (expr_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type){
@@ -481,11 +500,9 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                //
                                // From byte to short, ushort, int, uint, long, ulong, float, double, decimal
                                //
-                               if ((real_target_type == TypeManager.short_type) ||
-                                   (real_target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type) ||
-                                   (real_target_type == TypeManager.int32_type) ||
-                                   (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type))
-                                       return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
+                               if (real_target_type == TypeManager.int32_type || real_target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type ||
+                                   real_target_type == TypeManager.short_type || real_target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type)
+                                       return EmptyCast.Create (expr, target_type);
 
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type)
                                        return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_U8);
@@ -503,7 +520,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                // From short to int, long, float, double, decimal
                                //
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.int32_type)
-                                       return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
+                                       return EmptyCast.Create (expr, target_type);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.int64_type)
                                        return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_I8);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.double_type)
@@ -517,13 +534,11 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                //
                                // From ushort to int, uint, long, ulong, float, double, decimal
                                //
-                               if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type)
-                                       return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
-
+                               if (real_target_type == TypeManager.int32_type || real_target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type)
+                                       return EmptyCast.Create (expr, target_type);
+                               
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type)
                                        return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_U8);
-                               if (real_target_type == TypeManager.int32_type)
-                                       return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_I4);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.int64_type)
                                        return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_I8);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.double_type)
@@ -553,11 +568,9 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type)
                                        return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_U8);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.double_type)
-                                       return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R_Un,
-                                                              OpCodes.Conv_R8);
+                                       return new OpcodeCast (new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R_Un), target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R8);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.float_type)
-                                       return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R_Un,
-                                                              OpCodes.Conv_R4);
+                                       return new OpcodeCast (new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R_Un), target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R4);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.decimal_type)
                                        return new CastToDecimal (expr);
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.int64_type){
@@ -575,11 +588,9 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                // From ulong to float, double
                                //
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.double_type)
-                                       return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R_Un,
-                                                              OpCodes.Conv_R8);
+                                       return new OpcodeCast (new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R_Un), target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R8);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.float_type)
-                                       return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R_Un,
-                                                              OpCodes.Conv_R4);
+                                       return new OpcodeCast (new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R_Un), target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R4);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.decimal_type)
                                        return new CastToDecimal (expr);
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.char_type){
@@ -589,7 +600,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                if ((real_target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type) ||
                                    (real_target_type == TypeManager.int32_type) ||
                                    (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type))
-                                       return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
+                                       return EmptyCast.Create (expr, target_type);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type)
                                        return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_U8);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.int64_type)
@@ -629,6 +640,15 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        if (ImplicitStandardConversionExists (expr, target_type))
                                return true;
 
+                       if (expr.Type == TypeManager.anonymous_method_type) {
+                               if (!TypeManager.IsDelegateType (target_type) &&
+                                       TypeManager.DropGenericTypeArguments (target_type) != TypeManager.expression_type)
+                                       return false;
+
+                               AnonymousMethodExpression ame = (AnonymousMethodExpression) expr;
+                               return ame.ImplicitStandardConversionExists (ec, target_type);
+                       }
+
                        return ImplicitUserConversion (ec, expr, target_type, Location.Null) != null;
                }
 
@@ -647,25 +667,26 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                {
                        Type expr_type = expr.Type;
 #if GMCS_SOURCE
-                       if (TypeManager.IsNullableType (expr_type)) {
-                               Type nullable = TypeManager.GetTypeArguments (expr_type) [0];
-                               Expression source = new EmptyExpression (nullable);
+                       if (TypeManager.IsNullableType (target_type)) {
+                               // if implicit standard conversion S -> T exists, S -> T? and S? -> T? also exists
+                               target_type = TypeManager.GetTypeArguments (target_type) [0];
 
-                               if (TypeManager.IsNullableType (target_type)) {
-                                       if (ImplicitStandardConversionExists (source, target_type))
-                                               return true;
-                                       if (ImplicitStandardConversionExists (expr, target_type))
-                                               return true;
+                               // S? -> T?
+                               if (TypeManager.IsNullableType (expr_type)) {
+                                       EmptyExpression new_expr = EmptyExpression.Grab ();
+                                       new_expr.SetType (TypeManager.GetTypeArguments (expr_type) [0]);
+                                       bool retval = ImplicitStandardConversionExists (new_expr, target_type);
+                                       EmptyExpression.Release (new_expr);
+                                       return retval;
                                }
-                       } else if (TypeManager.IsNullableTypeOf (target_type, expr_type))
-                               return true;
+                       }
 #endif
                        if (expr_type == TypeManager.void_type)
                                return false;
 
                        //Console.WriteLine ("Expr is {0}", expr);
                        //Console.WriteLine ("{0} -> {1} ?", expr_type, target_type);
-                       if (expr_type.Equals (target_type))
+                       if (TypeManager.IsEqual (expr_type, target_type))
                                return true;
 
 
@@ -700,7 +721,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
 
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.short_type){
                                //
-                               // From short to int, long, double, float, decimal
+                               // From short to int, long, double, float, decimal 
                                //
                                if ((target_type == TypeManager.int32_type) ||
                                    (target_type == TypeManager.int64_type) ||
@@ -782,11 +803,17 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                                return DelegateCreation.ImplicitStandardConversionExists (mg, target_type) != null;
                                        }
                                }
+
+                               return false;
                        }
 
                        if (ImplicitReferenceConversionExists (expr, target_type))
                                return true;
 
+                       bool use_class_cast;
+                       if (ImplicitBoxingConversionExists (expr, target_type, out use_class_cast))
+                               return true;
+
                        //
                        // Implicit Constant Expression Conversions
                        //
@@ -833,15 +860,6 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                        return true;
                        }
 
-                       if ((target_type == TypeManager.enum_type ||
-                            target_type.IsSubclassOf (TypeManager.enum_type)) &&
-                            expr is IntLiteral){
-                               IntLiteral i = (IntLiteral) expr;
-
-                               if (i.Value == 0)
-                                       return true;
-                       }
-
                        //
                        // If `expr_type' implements `target_type' (which is an iface)
                        // see TryImplicitIntConversion
@@ -852,14 +870,6 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        if (target_type == TypeManager.void_ptr_type && expr_type.IsPointer)
                                return true;
 
-                       if (expr_type == TypeManager.anonymous_method_type){
-                               if (!TypeManager.IsDelegateType (target_type))
-                                       return false;
-
-                               AnonymousMethod am = (AnonymousMethod) expr;
-                               return am.ImplicitStandardConversionExists (target_type);
-                       }
-
                        return false;
                }
 
@@ -962,8 +972,8 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        //
                        Type source_type = source.Type;
                        foreach (MethodBase mb in list){
-                               ParameterData pd = TypeManager.GetParameterData (mb);
-                               Type param_type = pd.ParameterType (0);
+                               AParametersCollection pd = TypeManager.GetParameterData (mb);
+                               Type param_type = pd.Types [0];
 
                                if (param_type == source_type)
                                        return param_type;
@@ -1007,7 +1017,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        // If any operator converts to T then Tx = T
                        //
                        foreach (MethodInfo mi in list){
-                               Type ret_type = mi.ReturnType;
+                               Type ret_type = TypeManager.TypeToCoreType (mi.ReturnType);
                                if (ret_type == target)
                                        return ret_type;
 
@@ -1050,7 +1060,11 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                static public Expression ImplicitUserConversion (EmitContext ec, Expression source,
                                                                 Type target, Location loc)
                {
-                       return UserDefinedConversion (ec, source, target, loc, false);
+                       Expression expr = UserDefinedConversion (ec, source, target, loc, false);
+                       if (expr != null && !TypeManager.IsEqual (expr.Type, target))
+                               expr = ImplicitConversionStandard (ec, expr, target, loc);
+
+                       return expr;
                }
 
                /// <summary>
@@ -1059,7 +1073,11 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                static public Expression ExplicitUserConversion (EmitContext ec, Expression source,
                                                                 Type target, Location loc)
                {
-                       return UserDefinedConversion (ec, source, target, loc, true);
+                       Expression expr = UserDefinedConversion (ec, source, target, loc, true);
+                       if (expr != null && !TypeManager.IsEqual (expr.Type, target))
+                               expr = ExplicitConversionStandard (ec, expr, target, loc);
+
+                       return expr;
                }
 
                static void AddConversionOperators (ArrayList list,
@@ -1072,10 +1090,24 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
 
                        Type source_type = source.Type;
                        EmptyExpression expr = EmptyExpression.Grab ();
+
+                       //
+                       // LAMESPEC: Undocumented IntPtr/UIntPtr conversions
+                       // IntPtr -> uint uses int
+                       // UIntPtr -> long uses ulong
+                       //
+                       if (source_type == TypeManager.intptr_type) {
+                               if (target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type)
+                                       target_type = TypeManager.int32_type;
+                       } else if (source_type == TypeManager.uintptr_type) {
+                               if (target_type == TypeManager.int64_type)
+                                       target_type = TypeManager.uint64_type;
+                       }
+
                        foreach (MethodInfo m in mg.Methods) {
-                               ParameterData pd = TypeManager.GetParameterData (m);
-                               Type return_type = m.ReturnType;
-                               Type arg_type = pd.ParameterType (0);
+                               AParametersCollection pd = TypeManager.GetParameterData (m);
+                               Type return_type = TypeManager.TypeToCoreType (m.ReturnType);
+                               Type arg_type = pd.Types [0];
 
                                if (source_type != arg_type) {
                                        if (!ImplicitStandardConversionExists (source, arg_type)) {
@@ -1098,6 +1130,10 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                        }
                                }
 
+                               // See LAMESPEC: Exclude IntPtr -> int conversion
+                               if (source_type == TypeManager.uintptr_type && return_type == TypeManager.uint32_type)
+                                       continue;
+
                                list.Add (m);
                        }
 
@@ -1108,7 +1144,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                ///   Compute the user-defined conversion operator from source_type to target_type.
                ///   `look_for_explicit' controls whether we should also include the list of explicit operators
                /// </summary>
-               static MethodInfo GetConversionOperator (EmitContext ec, Expression source, Type target_type, bool look_for_explicit)
+               static MethodInfo GetConversionOperator (Type container_type, Expression source, Type target_type, bool look_for_explicit)
                {
                        ArrayList ops = new ArrayList (4);
 
@@ -1116,21 +1152,21 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
 
                        if (source_type != TypeManager.decimal_type) {
                                AddConversionOperators (ops, source, target_type, look_for_explicit,
-                                       Expression.MethodLookup (ec, source_type, "op_Implicit", Location.Null) as MethodGroupExpr);
+                                       Expression.MethodLookup (container_type, source_type, "op_Implicit", Location.Null) as MethodGroupExpr);
                                if (look_for_explicit) {
                                        AddConversionOperators (ops, source, target_type, look_for_explicit,
                                                Expression.MethodLookup (
-                                                       ec, source_type, "op_Explicit", Location.Null) as MethodGroupExpr);
+                                                       container_type, source_type, "op_Explicit", Location.Null) as MethodGroupExpr);
                                }
                        }
 
                        if (target_type != TypeManager.decimal_type) {
                                AddConversionOperators (ops, source, target_type, look_for_explicit,
-                                       Expression.MethodLookup (ec, target_type, "op_Implicit", Location.Null) as MethodGroupExpr);
+                                       Expression.MethodLookup (container_type, target_type, "op_Implicit", Location.Null) as MethodGroupExpr);
                                if (look_for_explicit) {
                                        AddConversionOperators (ops, source, target_type, look_for_explicit,
                                                Expression.MethodLookup (
-                                                       ec, target_type, "op_Explicit", Location.Null) as MethodGroupExpr);
+                                                       container_type, target_type, "op_Explicit", Location.Null) as MethodGroupExpr);
                                }
                        }
 
@@ -1148,9 +1184,9 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        MethodInfo method = null;
 
                        foreach (MethodInfo m in ops) {
-                               if (m.ReturnType != most_specific_target)
+                               if (TypeManager.TypeToCoreType (m.ReturnType) != most_specific_target)
                                        continue;
-                               if (TypeManager.GetParameterData (m).ParameterType (0) != most_specific_source)
+                               if (TypeManager.GetParameterData (m).Types [0] != most_specific_source)
                                        continue;
                                // Ambiguous: more than one conversion operator satisfies the signature.
                                if (method != null)
@@ -1175,12 +1211,21 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        MethodInfo method = null;
 
                        object o;
-                       DoubleHash hash = look_for_explicit ? explicit_conv : implicit_conv;
+                       DoubleHash hash;
+                       if (look_for_explicit) {
+                               hash = explicit_conv;
+                       } else {
+                               // Implicit user operators cannot convert to interfaces
+                               if (target.IsInterface)
+                                       return null;
+
+                               hash = implicit_conv;
+                       }                       
 
                        if (!(source is Constant) && hash.Lookup (source_type, target, out o)) {
                                method = (MethodInfo) o;
                        } else {
-                               method = GetConversionOperator (ec, source, target, look_for_explicit);
+                               method = GetConversionOperator (null, source, target, look_for_explicit);
                                if (!(source is Constant))
                                        hash.Insert (source_type, target, method);
                        }
@@ -1188,7 +1233,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        if (method == null)
                                return null;
 
-                       Type most_specific_source = TypeManager.GetParameterData (method).ParameterType (0);
+                       Type most_specific_source = TypeManager.GetParameterData (method).Types [0];
 
                        //
                        // This will do the conversion to the best match that we
@@ -1204,16 +1249,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        if (source == null)
                                return null;
 
-                       Expression e;
-                       e =  new UserCast (method, source, loc);
-                       if (e.Type != target){
-                               if (!look_for_explicit)
-                                       e = ImplicitConversionStandard (ec, e, target, loc);
-                               else
-                                       e = ExplicitConversionStandard (ec, e, target, loc);
-                       }
-
-                       return e;
+                       return new UserCast (method, source, loc);
                }
 
                /// <summary>
@@ -1253,28 +1289,36 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                /// </summary>
                static public Expression ImplicitConversionStandard (EmitContext ec, Expression expr,
                                                                     Type target_type, Location loc)
+               {
+                       return ImplicitConversionStandard (ec, expr, target_type, loc, false);
+               }
+
+               static Expression ImplicitConversionStandard (EmitContext ec, Expression expr, Type target_type, Location loc, bool explicit_cast)
                {
                        Type expr_type = expr.Type;
                        Expression e;
+                       
 #if GMCS_SOURCE
-                       // TODO: refactor to be a part of constant infrastructure
-                       if (expr is NullLiteral) {
-                           if (TypeManager.IsNullableType (target_type))
-                               return new Nullable.NullableLiteral (target_type, loc);
-                       }
-
                        if (TypeManager.IsNullableType (target_type)) {
+                               //
+                               // From null to any nullable type
+                               //
+                               if (expr_type == TypeManager.null_type)
+                                       return Nullable.LiftedNull.Create (target_type, loc);
+                               
                                Type target = TypeManager.GetTypeArguments (target_type) [0];
 
-                               if (TypeManager.IsNullableType (expr.Type)) {
-                                       e = new Nullable.LiftedConversion (
+                               if (TypeManager.IsNullableType (expr_type)) {
+                                       Type etype = TypeManager.GetTypeArguments (expr_type) [0];
+                                       if (TypeManager.IsEqual (etype, target))
+                                               return expr;
+
+                                       return new Nullable.LiftedConversion (
                                                expr, target_type, false, false, loc).Resolve (ec);
-                                       if (e != null)
-                                               return e;
                                } else {
                                        e = ImplicitConversion (ec, expr, target, loc);
                                        if (e != null)
-                                               return Nullable.Wrap.Create (e, ec);
+                                               return Nullable.Wrap.Create (e, target_type);
                                }
                        }
 #endif
@@ -1294,28 +1338,59 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                }
                        }
 
-                       if (expr_type.Equals (target_type) && !TypeManager.IsNullType (expr_type))
-                               return expr;
+                       if (expr_type.Equals (target_type)) {
+                               if (expr_type != TypeManager.null_type && expr_type != TypeManager.anonymous_method_type)
+                                       return expr;
+                               return null;
+                       }
+
+                       //
+                       // Attempt to do the implicit constant expression conversions
+                       //
+                       Constant c = expr as Constant;
+                       if (c != null) {
+                               //
+                               // If `target_type' is an interface and the type of `ic' implements the interface
+                               // e.g. target_type is IComparable, IConvertible, IFormattable
+                               //
+                               if (c.Type == TypeManager.int32_type && target_type.IsInterface && target_type.IsAssignableFrom (c.Type))
+                                       return new BoxedCast (c, target_type);
+
+                               try {
+                                       c = c.ConvertImplicitly (target_type);
+                               } catch {
+                                       Console.WriteLine ("Conversion error happened in line {0}", loc);
+                                       throw;
+                               }
+                               if (c != null)
+                                       return c;
+                       }
 
                        e = ImplicitNumericConversion (expr, target_type);
                        if (e != null)
                                return e;
 
-                       e = ImplicitReferenceConversion (expr, target_type);
+                       e = ImplicitReferenceConversion (expr, target_type, explicit_cast);
                        if (e != null)
                                return e;
 
-                       if (TypeManager.IsEnumType (target_type) && expr is IntLiteral){
-                               IntLiteral i = (IntLiteral) expr;
-
-                               if (i.Value == 0)
-                                       return new EnumConstant ((Constant) expr, target_type);
+                       if (expr is IntConstant && TypeManager.IsEnumType (target_type)){
+                               Constant i = (Constant) expr;
+                               //
+                               // LAMESPEC: Conversion from any 0 constant is allowed
+                               //
+                               // An implicit enumeration conversion permits the decimal-integer-literal 0
+                               // to be converted to any enum-type and to any nullable-type whose underlying
+                               // type is an enum-type
+                               //
+                               if (i.IsDefaultValue)
+                                       return new EnumConstant (i, target_type);
                        }
 
                        if (ec.InUnsafe) {
                                if (expr_type.IsPointer){
                                        if (target_type == TypeManager.void_ptr_type)
-                                               return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
+                                               return EmptyCast.Create (expr, target_type);
 
                                        //
                                        // yep, comparing pointer types cant be done with
@@ -1330,99 +1405,19 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                }
 
                                if (expr_type == TypeManager.null_type && target_type.IsPointer)
-                                       return new EmptyCast (NullPointer.Null, target_type);
+                                       return EmptyCast.Create (NullPointer.Null, target_type);
                        }
 
                        if (expr_type == TypeManager.anonymous_method_type){
-                               if (!TypeManager.IsDelegateType (target_type)){
-                                       Report.Error (1660, loc,
-                                               "Cannot convert anonymous method block to type `{0}' because it is not a delegate type",
-                                               TypeManager.CSharpName (target_type));
-                                       return null;
-                               }
-
-                               AnonymousMethod am = (AnonymousMethod) expr;
-                               int errors = Report.Errors;
-
-                               Expression conv = am.Compatible (ec, target_type);
-                               if (conv != null)
-                                       return conv;
-
-                               //
-                               // We return something instead of null, to avoid
-                               // the duplicate error, since am.Compatible would have
-                               // reported that already
-                               //
-                               if (errors != Report.Errors)
-                                       return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
+                               AnonymousMethodExpression ame = (AnonymousMethodExpression) expr;
+                               Expression am = ame.Compatible (ec, target_type);
+                               if (am != null)
+                                       return am.DoResolve (ec);
                        }
 
                        return null;
                }
 
-               /// <summary>
-               ///   Attempts to perform an implicit constant conversion of the IntConstant
-               ///   into a different data type using casts (See Implicit Constant
-               ///   Expression Conversions)
-               /// </summary>
-               static public Expression TryImplicitIntConversion (Type target_type, IntConstant ic)
-               {
-                       int value = ic.Value;
-
-                       if (target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type){
-                               if (value >= SByte.MinValue && value <= SByte.MaxValue)
-                                       return new SByteConstant ((sbyte) value, ic.Location);
-                       } else if (target_type == TypeManager.byte_type){
-                               if (value >= Byte.MinValue && value <= Byte.MaxValue)
-                                       return new ByteConstant ((byte) value, ic.Location);
-                       } else if (target_type == TypeManager.short_type){
-                               if (value >= Int16.MinValue && value <= Int16.MaxValue)
-                                       return new ShortConstant ((short) value, ic.Location);
-                       } else if (target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type){
-                               if (value >= UInt16.MinValue && value <= UInt16.MaxValue)
-                                       return new UShortConstant ((ushort) value, ic.Location);
-                       } else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type){
-                               if (value >= 0)
-                                       return new UIntConstant ((uint) value, ic.Location);
-                       } else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type){
-                               //
-                               // we can optimize this case: a positive int32
-                               // always fits on a uint64.  But we need an opcode
-                               // to do it.
-                               //
-                               if (value >= 0)
-                                       return new ULongConstant ((ulong) value, ic.Location);
-                       } else if (target_type == TypeManager.double_type)
-                               return new DoubleConstant ((double) value, ic.Location);
-                       else if (target_type == TypeManager.float_type)
-                               return new FloatConstant ((float) value, ic.Location);
-
-                       if (value == 0 && ic is IntLiteral && TypeManager.IsEnumType (target_type)){
-                               Type underlying = TypeManager.EnumToUnderlying (target_type);
-                               Constant e = (Constant) ic;
-
-                               //
-                               // Possibly, we need to create a different 0 literal before passing
-                               // to EnumConstant
-                               //
-                               if (underlying == TypeManager.int64_type)
-                                       e = new LongLiteral (0, ic.Location);
-                               else if (underlying == TypeManager.uint64_type)
-                                       e = new ULongLiteral (0, ic.Location);
-
-                               return new EnumConstant (e, target_type);
-                       }
-
-                       //
-                       // If `target_type' is an interface and the type of `ic' implements the interface
-                       // e.g. target_type is IComparable, IConvertible, IFormattable
-                       //
-                       if (target_type.IsInterface && target_type.IsAssignableFrom (ic.Type))
-                               return new BoxedCast (ic, target_type);
-
-                       return null;
-               }
-
                /// <summary>
                ///   Attempts to implicitly convert `source' into `target_type', using
                ///   ImplicitConversion.  If there is no implicit conversion, then
@@ -1435,12 +1430,30 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        if (e != null)
                                return e;
 
-                       source.Error_ValueCannotBeConverted (loc, target_type, false);
+                       source.Error_ValueCannotBeConverted (ec, loc, target_type, false);
                        return null;
                }
 
                /// <summary>
                ///   Performs the explicit numeric conversions
+               ///
+               /// There are a few conversions that are not part of the C# standard,
+               /// they were interim hacks in the C# compiler that were supposed to
+               /// become explicit operators in the UIntPtr class and IntPtr class,
+               /// but for historical reasons it did not happen, so the C# compiler
+               /// ended up with these special hacks.
+               ///
+               /// See bug 59800 for details.
+               ///
+               /// The conversion are:
+               ///   UIntPtr->SByte
+               ///   UIntPtr->Int16
+               ///   UIntPtr->Int32
+               ///   IntPtr->UInt64
+               ///   UInt64->IntPtr
+               ///   SByte->UIntPtr
+               ///   Int16->UIntPtr
+               ///
                /// </summary>
                public static Expression ExplicitNumericConversion (Expression expr, Type target_type)
                {
@@ -1449,7 +1462,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
 
                        if (expr_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type){
                                //
-                               // From sbyte to byte, ushort, uint, ulong, char
+                               // From sbyte to byte, ushort, uint, ulong, char, uintptr
                                //
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.byte_type)
                                        return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I1_U1);
@@ -1461,6 +1474,13 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                        return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I1_U8);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.char_type)
                                        return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I1_CH);
+
+                               // One of the built-in conversions that belonged in the class library
+                               if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uintptr_type){
+                                       Expression u8e = new ConvCast (expr, TypeManager.uint64_type, ConvCast.Mode.I1_U8);
+
+                                       return new OperatorCast (u8e, TypeManager.uintptr_type, true);
+                               }
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.byte_type){
                                //
                                // From byte to sbyte and char
@@ -1471,7 +1491,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                        return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U1_CH);
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.short_type){
                                //
-                               // From short to sbyte, byte, ushort, uint, ulong, char
+                               // From short to sbyte, byte, ushort, uint, ulong, char, uintptr
                                //
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type)
                                        return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I2_I1);
@@ -1485,6 +1505,13 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                        return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I2_U8);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.char_type)
                                        return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I2_CH);
+
+                               // One of the built-in conversions that belonged in the class library
+                               if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uintptr_type){
+                                       Expression u8e = new ConvCast (expr, TypeManager.uint64_type, ConvCast.Mode.I2_U8);
+
+                                       return new OperatorCast (u8e, TypeManager.uintptr_type, true);
+                               }
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.ushort_type){
                                //
                                // From ushort to sbyte, byte, short, char
@@ -1499,7 +1526,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                        return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U2_CH);
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.int32_type){
                                //
-                               // From int to sbyte, byte, short, ushort, uint, ulong, char
+                               // From int to sbyte, byte, short, ushort, uint, ulong, char, uintptr
                                //
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type)
                                        return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I4_I1);
@@ -1515,6 +1542,13 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                        return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I4_U8);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.char_type)
                                        return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I4_CH);
+
+                               // One of the built-in conversions that belonged in the class library
+                               if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uintptr_type){
+                                       Expression u8e = new ConvCast (expr, TypeManager.uint64_type, ConvCast.Mode.I2_U8);
+
+                                       return new OperatorCast (u8e, TypeManager.uintptr_type, true);
+                               }
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.uint32_type){
                                //
                                // From uint to sbyte, byte, short, ushort, int, char
@@ -1571,6 +1605,12 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                        return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U8_I8);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.char_type)
                                        return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U8_CH);
+
+                               // One of the built-in conversions that belonged in the class library
+                               if (real_target_type == TypeManager.intptr_type){
+                                       return new OperatorCast (EmptyCast.Create (expr, TypeManager.int64_type),
+                                                                TypeManager.intptr_type, true);
+                               }
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.char_type){
                                //
                                // From char to sbyte, byte, short
@@ -1635,6 +1675,29 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                        return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R8_R4);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.decimal_type)
                                        return new CastToDecimal (expr, true);
+                       } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.uintptr_type){
+                               //
+                               // Various built-in conversions that belonged in the class library
+                               //
+                               // from uintptr to sbyte, short, int32
+                               //
+                               if (real_target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type){
+                                       Expression uint32e = new OperatorCast (expr, TypeManager.uint32_type, true);
+                                       return new ConvCast (uint32e, TypeManager.sbyte_type, ConvCast.Mode.U4_I1);
+                               }
+                               if (real_target_type == TypeManager.short_type){
+                                       Expression uint32e = new OperatorCast (expr, TypeManager.uint32_type, true);
+                                       return new ConvCast (uint32e, TypeManager.sbyte_type, ConvCast.Mode.U4_I2);
+                               }
+                               if (real_target_type == TypeManager.int32_type){
+                                       return EmptyCast.Create (new OperatorCast (expr, TypeManager.uint32_type, true),
+                                                             TypeManager.int32_type);
+                               }
+                       } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.intptr_type){
+                               if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type){
+                                       return EmptyCast.Create (new OperatorCast (expr, TypeManager.int64_type, true),
+                                                             TypeManager.uint64_type);
+                               }
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.decimal_type) {
                                return new CastFromDecimal (expr, target_type).Resolve ();
                        }
@@ -1702,6 +1765,9 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                return true;
 
 
+                       if (source_type.IsInterface && IList_To_Array (source_type, target_type))
+                               return true;
+
                        // From an array type S with an element type Se to an array type T with an
                        // element type Te provided all the following are true:
                        //     * S and T differe only in element type, in other words, S and T
@@ -1737,14 +1803,6 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                            TypeManager.IsDelegateType (target_type))
                                return true;
 
-                       //
-                       // From ICloneable to Array or Delegate types
-                       //
-                       if (source_type == TypeManager.icloneable_type &&
-                           (target_type == TypeManager.array_type ||
-                            target_type == TypeManager.delegate_type))
-                               return true;
-
                        return false;
                }
 
@@ -1780,7 +1838,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        // Unboxing conversion.
                        //
                        if (((source_type == TypeManager.enum_type &&
-                               !(source is EmptyCast)) ||
+                               !(source is TypeCast)) ||
                                source_type == TypeManager.value_type) && target_is_value_type)
                                return new UnboxCast (source, target_type);
 
@@ -1804,12 +1862,10 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        // From any class type S to any interface T, provides S is not sealed
                        // and provided S does not implement T.
                        //
-                       if (target_type.IsInterface && !source_type.IsSealed) {
-                               if (TypeManager.ImplementsInterface (source_type, target_type))
-                                       return null;
-                               else
-                                       return new ClassCast (source, target_type);
-
+                       if (target_type.IsInterface &&
+                               (!source_type.IsSealed || source_type.IsArray) &&       // SRE: IsSealed does not work with aggregates
+                               !TypeManager.ImplementsInterface (source_type, target_type)) {
+                               return new ClassCast (source, target_type);
                        }
 
                        //
@@ -1824,6 +1880,13 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                                return new UnboxCast (source, target_type);
                                }
 
+                               //
+                               // From System.Collecitons.Generic.IList<T> and its base interfaces to a one-dimensional
+                               // array type S[], provided there is an implicit or explicit reference conversion from S to T.
+                               //
+                               if (IList_To_Array (source_type, target_type))
+                                       return new ClassCast (source, target_type);
+
                                return null;
                        }
 
@@ -1861,14 +1924,6 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                            TypeManager.IsDelegateType (target_type))
                                return new ClassCast (source, target_type);
 
-                       //
-                       // From ICloneable to Array or Delegate types
-                       //
-                       if (source_type == TypeManager.icloneable_type &&
-                           (target_type == TypeManager.array_type ||
-                            target_type == TypeManager.delegate_type))
-                               return new ClassCast (source, target_type);
-
                        return null;
                }
 
@@ -1882,27 +1937,43 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        Type expr_type = expr.Type;
 
                        // Explicit conversion includes implicit conversion and it used for enum underlying types too
-                       Expression ne = ImplicitConversionStandard (ec, expr, target_type, loc);
+                       Expression ne = ImplicitConversionStandard (ec, expr, target_type, loc, true);
                        if (ne != null)
                                return ne;
 
                        //
                        // Unboxing conversions; only object types can be convertible to enum
                        //
-                       if (expr_type == TypeManager.object_type && target_type.IsValueType || expr_type == TypeManager.enum_type)
+                       if (expr_type == TypeManager.object_type && target_type.IsValueType)
                                return new UnboxCast (expr, target_type);
 
                        if (TypeManager.IsEnumType (expr_type)) {
-                               if (expr is EnumConstant)
-                                       return ExplicitConversionCore (ec, ((EnumConstant) expr).Child, target_type, loc);
+                               Expression underlying = EmptyCast.Create (expr, TypeManager.GetEnumUnderlyingType (expr_type));
+                               expr = ExplicitConversionCore (ec, underlying, target_type, loc);
+                               if (expr != null)
+                                       return expr;
 
-                               return ExplicitConversionCore (ec, new EmptyCast (expr, TypeManager.EnumToUnderlying (expr_type)), target_type, loc);
+                               return ExplicitUserConversion (ec, underlying, target_type, loc);                               
                        }
 
                        if (TypeManager.IsEnumType (target_type)){
-                               Expression ce = ExplicitConversionCore (ec, expr, TypeManager.EnumToUnderlying (target_type), loc);
+                               if (expr_type == TypeManager.enum_type)
+                                       return new UnboxCast (expr, target_type);
+
+                               Expression ce = ExplicitConversionCore (ec, expr, TypeManager.GetEnumUnderlyingType (target_type), loc);
                                if (ce != null)
-                                       return new EmptyCast (ce, target_type);
+                                       return EmptyCast.Create (ce, target_type);
+                               
+                               //
+                               // LAMESPEC: IntPtr and UIntPtr conversion to any Enum is allowed
+                               //
+                               if (expr_type == TypeManager.intptr_type || expr_type == TypeManager.uintptr_type) {
+                                       ne = ExplicitUserConversion (ec, expr, TypeManager.GetEnumUnderlyingType (target_type), loc);
+                                       if (ne != null)
+                                               return ExplicitConversionCore (ec, ne, target_type, loc);
+                               }
+                               
+                               return null;
                        }
 
                        ne = ExplicitNumericConversion (expr, target_type);
@@ -1925,11 +1996,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                if (ne != null)
                                        return ne;
                        }
-
-                       ne = ExplicitUserConversion (ec, expr, target_type, loc);
-                       if (ne != null)
-                               return ne;
-
+                       
                        return null;
                }
 
@@ -1939,17 +2006,16 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
 
                        if (target_type.IsPointer){
                                if (expr_type.IsPointer)
-                                       return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
+                                       return EmptyCast.Create (expr, target_type);
 
                                if (expr_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type ||
                                        expr_type == TypeManager.short_type ||
-                                       expr_type == TypeManager.int32_type ||
-                                       expr_type == TypeManager.int64_type)
+                                       expr_type == TypeManager.int32_type)
                                        return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_I);
 
                                if (expr_type == TypeManager.ushort_type ||
                                        expr_type == TypeManager.uint32_type ||
-                                       expr_type == TypeManager.uint64_type ||
+                                       expr_type == TypeManager.uint64_type || expr_type == TypeManager.int64_type ||
                                        expr_type == TypeManager.byte_type)
                                        return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_U);
                        }
@@ -1967,11 +2033,8 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                        return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_I4);
                                else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type)
                                        return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_U4);
-                               else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type)
+                               else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type || target_type == TypeManager.int64_type)
                                        return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_U8);
-                               else if (target_type == TypeManager.int64_type){
-                                       return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_I8);
-                               }
                        }
                        return null;
                }
@@ -1999,9 +2062,9 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                return ne;
 
                        if (ec.InUnsafe && expr.Type == TypeManager.void_ptr_type && target_type.IsPointer)
-                               return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
+                               return EmptyCast.Create (expr, target_type);
 
-                       expr.Error_ValueCannotBeConverted (l, target_type, true);
+                       expr.Error_ValueCannotBeConverted (ec, l, target_type, true);
                        return null;
                }
 
@@ -2028,22 +2091,30 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
 
                                        e = ExplicitConversionCore (ec, expr, target, loc);
                                        if (e != null)
-                                               return Nullable.Wrap.Create (e, ec);
+                                               return Nullable.Wrap.Create (e, target_type);
                                }
                        } else if (TypeManager.IsNullableType (expr_type)) {
-                               Expression source = Nullable.Unwrap.Create (expr, ec);
-                               if (source != null) {
-                                       e = ExplicitConversionCore (ec, source, target_type, loc);
-                                       if (e != null)
-                                               return e;
-                               }
+                               e = Nullable.Unwrap.Create (expr, ec);
+
+                               bool use_class_cast;
+                               if (ImplicitBoxingConversionExists (e, target_type, out use_class_cast))
+                                       return new BoxedCast (expr, target_type);
+                               
+                               e = ExplicitConversion (ec, e, target_type, loc);
+                               if (e != null)
+                                       e = EmptyCast.Create (e, target_type);
+                               return e;
                        }
 #endif
                        e = ExplicitConversionCore (ec, expr, target_type, loc);
                        if (e != null)
                                return e;
+                       
+                       e = ExplicitUserConversion (ec, expr, target_type, loc);
+                       if (e != null)
+                               return e;                       
 
-                       expr.Error_ValueCannotBeConverted (loc, target_type, true);
+                       expr.Error_ValueCannotBeConverted (ec, loc, target_type, true);
                        return null;
                }
        }