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 …

Oct 16, 2008 · The type 'int?' must be a non-nullable value type in order to use it as parameter 'T' in the generic type or method Is specifying a nullable type as a generic parameter at all possible?

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, …

What keeps us from comparing the values of generic types which are known to be IComparable? Doesn't it somehow defeat the entire purpose of generic constraints?

Apr 30, 2009 · I have the following method with generic type: T GetValue<T> (); I would like to limit T to primitive types such as int, string, float but not class type. I know I can define generic for …

Jul 4, 2025 · Generic interfaces can inherit from non-generic interfaces if the generic interface is covariant, which means it only uses its type parameter as a return value. In the .NET class …

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 …

Mar 26, 2015 · Note about the placing of the function parameter list When using a Generic() to select a function based on the controlling-expression you have the choice of including the …

Jan 5, 2017 · 26 This extension method outputs the simple type name for non-generic types, and appends the list of generic arguments for generic types. This works fine for scenarios where …

Jun 27, 2009 · In the following code, the t.Save () method call throws our friend the generic exception when the pixel height is 65501 for me. For reasons of curiosity, I repeated the test for …