' Visual Basic .NET Document
Option Strict On

' <Snippet15>
Public Structure UDouble
    Private number As Double

    Public Sub New(value As Double)
        If value < 0 Then
            Throw New InvalidCastException("A negative value cannot be converted to a UDouble.")
        End If
        number = value
    End Sub

    Public Sub New(value As Single)
        If value < 0 Then
            Throw New InvalidCastException("A negative value cannot be converted to a UDouble.")
        End If
        number = value
    End Sub

    Public Shared ReadOnly MinValue As UDouble = CType(0.0, UDouble)
    Public Shared ReadOnly MaxValue As UDouble = Double.MaxValue

    Public Shared Widening Operator CType(value As UDouble) As Double
        Return value.number
    End Operator

    Public Shared Narrowing Operator CType(value As UDouble) As Single
        If value.number > CDbl(Single.MaxValue) Then
            Throw New InvalidCastException("A UDouble value is out of range of the Single type.")
        End If
        Return CSng(value.number)
    End Operator

    Public Shared Narrowing Operator CType(value As Double) As UDouble
        If value < 0 Then
            Throw New InvalidCastException("A negative value cannot be converted to a UDouble.")
        End If
        Return New UDouble(value)
    End Operator

    Public Shared Narrowing Operator CType(value As Single) As UDouble
        If value < 0 Then
            Throw New InvalidCastException("A negative value cannot be converted to a UDouble.")
        End If
        Return New UDouble(value)
    End Operator

    Public Shared Function ToDouble(value As UDouble) As Double
        Return CType(value, Double)
    End Function

    Public Shared Function ToSingle(value As UDouble) As Single
        Return CType(value, Single)
    End Function

    Public Shared Function FromDouble(value As Double) As UDouble
        Return New UDouble(value)
    End Function

    Public Shared Function FromSingle(value As Single) As UDouble
        Return New UDouble(value)
    End Function
End Structure
' </Snippet15>

Module Example
    Public Sub Main()

    End Sub
End Module