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 …

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, …

using LookupDictionary = System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary<string, int>; Now I want to accomplish the same with a generic type, while preserving it as a generic type: using List<T> …

Feb 11, 2015 · Why? Because under the hood, the compiler will go away and create a new type (sometimes called a closed generic type) for each different usage of the "open" generic type. …

If you would want to return a value which is not type casteable to the generic type you pass, you might have to alter the code or make sure you pass a type that is casteable for the return …

This appears to address the question of whether the type is a list-y sort of thing, but the question is more about how to determine what generic type parameter a type that is known to be a List …

Is there a clean method of mocking a class with generic parameters? Say I have to mock a class Foo&lt;T&gt; which I need to pass into a method that expects a Foo&lt;Bar&gt;. I can do the …

I think the problem with this is that if you're using this generic method to say, convert a Database object from DbNull to Int and it returns default (T) where T is an int, it'll return 0. If this number …

Jul 26, 2014 · One last thing: If you're looking for a generic method with a generic parameter, such as Method<T>(T, T[]), you'll have to find a Type which is a generic parameter …

May 31, 2012 · Reading this, I learned it was possible to allow a method to accept parameters of multiple types by making it a generic method. In the example, the following code is used with a …