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 …

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, …

@gstercken: One problem with IComparable overloading the comparison operators is that there are situations where X.Equals(Y) should return false, but X.CompareTo(Y) should return zero …

Feb 11, 2015 · The point about generic types, is that although you may not know them at "coding time", the compiler needs to be able to resolve them at compile time. Why? Because under the …

You could always create an intermediate class/interface that would satisfy the generic type that you are wanting to specify. For example, if Foo was an interface, you could create the …

Sep 17, 2008 · @McGarnagle a generic method (such as an extension method) can use a generic helper class to apply this pattern. This at least guarantees that the type will be tested …

Aug 4, 2010 · Replace all type parameters in generic types with their bounds or Object if the type parameters are unbounded. The produced bytecode, therefore, contains only ordinary classes, …

Jul 17, 2011 · What this means is that when an interface is contravariant (in), then the interface can be implicitly converted to a generic type when the type parameter inherits T. Conversely …

Mar 26, 2015 · Generic selection is implemented with a new keyword: _Generic. The syntax is similar to a simple switch statement for types:_Generic( 'a', char: 1, int: 2, long: 3, default: 0) …

Jun 27, 2009 · I only return from a stream because after using the resize code similar to this the destination file has an unknown mime type (img.RawFormat.Guid) and Id like the Mime type to …