(C#) Convert int type to address type

Question

I can compile a code like this

unsafe static void Main()
{
  int i = 5;
  int* j = &i;
}

But how can I convert address type to int type and vice versa? like:

unsafe static void Main()
{
  int i = 5;
  int _j = (int)&i;
  int* j = (AddressType)_j;
}

Answer 1

Without knowing what you are tying to achieve; you'd have to cast that to int before you could get pointer. But that is a pointer to a pointer address.

    enum AddressType
    {
        a,
        b,
        c,
        d,
        e
    }
    unsafe static void Main()
    {

        int i = 2;
        int _j = (int)&i;
        int k = (int)(AddressType)_j;
        int* j = &k; 

        int l = *j;
        var s = (int*) l;
        int m = *s; 

        Console.WriteLine(m);

        var r = AddressType.b;
        AddressType* x = &r;
        AddressType y = *x;

        Console.WriteLine(y);

    }