Apr 30, 2014 · Generic is the opposite of specific. Generic and specific refer to the identification of a fact. Specific means a fact that has been specified. If you ask for (specify) a pain reliever, aspirin would …

In case you happen to have a generic method that returns a generic value but doesn't have generic parameters, you can use default(T) + (T)(object) cast, together with C# 8 pattern matching/type …

Jul 8, 2009 · The generic parameter type will be the same for all methods, so I would like it at the class level. I know I could make a generic version and then inherit from it for the int version, but I was just …

Mar 24, 2014 · You can certainly define generic delegates, after all, that's exactly what Func and Action are. They are treated as generic definitions, just like generic interfaces and classes are. However, …

So, two questions: Why do we observe this weird behaviour? What keeps us from comparing the values of generic types which are known to be IComparable? Doesn't it somehow defeat the entire purpose …

Jan 27, 2010 · I am trying to combine a bunch of similar methods into a generic method. I have several methods that return the value of a querystring, or null if that querystring does not exist or is not in the

Dec 5, 2012 · My question is related to Is there a reasonable approach to "default" type parameters in C# Generics?, but using an inner generic class that approach doesn't work. Given …

Nov 4, 2012 · 43 Have your generic class inherit from a non-generic base, or implement a non-generic interface. Then you can have a collection of this type and cast within whatever code you use to …

Oct 5, 2010 · Generic Programming Generic programming is basically the idea that your code should be as generic as possible. As shown in the iterator examples above, we come up with a common set of …

I have a generic method that takes a request and provides a response. public Tres DoSomething<Tres, Treq>(Tres response, Treq request) {/*stuff*/} But I don't always want a …