Parameters: Operators

The following table shows the boilerplate wording for parameter descriptions within operator topics. The wording varies according to the operator type.

For general guidelines for writing parameter descriptions, see Parameters.

Operator type	Parameter Wording	Example
Unary/binary	A/The <generic description of type> to XXX.	unit Type: System.Web.UI.WebControls.Unit The length measurement to add.
Conversion operator	A/The <generic description of type> to convert.	value Type: System.Double The double-precision floating-point number to convert. (You can also shorten this to: The number to convert.)

Note: If any of the parameter types in an operator is a primitive, use the language-neutral phrase for it.