Hi,
I have a requirement that, I thought, was very simple, but in fact
turned out as impossible for me.
I read some posts here and the language specs from MS, but couldn't
get a solution.
I coded the part in java, because it's very straightforward there:
public class Test {
void test(){
IOption<ColoriOpt = new Option<Color>(Color.BLACK);
IOption<FontfOpt = new Option<Font>(Font.getFont("xyz"));
List<IOption<?>list = new ArrayList<IOption<?>>();
list.add(iOpt);
list.add(fOpt);
for (IOption<?option : list) {
System.out.println(option.result().toString());
}
}
}
It creates a list of options and adds some of different kind. Finally
it iterates the list and prints the string representation of all
results. The interface IOption and the class Option are very simple
for demonstration purposes:
public interface IOption<T{
T result();
}
public class Option<Timplements IOption<T{
private T _val;
public Option(T val) {
_val = val;
}
public T result() {
return _val;
}
}
I couldn't get this to work in C# because I didn't find that wildcard-
thingy of java. What am I missing? Or isn't it possible using
generics? Any idea?
Thanks in advance,
Olaf
11  1520 
On Dec 12, 2:30 pm, Olaf Krumnow <okrum...@gmx.dewrote:
<snip>
I couldn't get this to work in C# because I didn't find that wildcard-
thingy of java. What am I missing? Or isn't it possible using
generics? Any idea?
It's not possible - IOption<Fooand IOption<Barare effectively
completely different types.
What you *could* do is make IOption<Talso implement a non-generic
IOption interface, and create a List<IOption>.
Jon
To add to this, it's not something that is likely to be put into .NET
anytime soon. I spoke with some people at MS (I even asked Mads Torgersen
about it) at the last MVP summit (and the one before that), and they keep
tip toeing around it. Granted, there isn't a great deal of clamor for it
(which is why they aren't interested in putting it in right now), but it
would be interesting, to say the least.
--
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On Dec 12, 2:30 pm, Olaf Krumnow <okrum...@gmx.dewrote:
<snip>
>I couldn't get this to work in C# because I didn't find that wildcard-
thingy of java. What am I missing? Or isn't it possible using
generics? Any idea?
It's not possible - IOption<Fooand IOption<Barare effectively
completely different types.
What you *could* do is make IOption<Talso implement a non-generic
IOption interface, and create a List<IOption>.
Jon
On Dec 12, 4:08 pm, "Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]"
<m...@spam.guard.caspershouse.comwrote:
To add to this, it's not something that is likely to be put into .NET
anytime soon. I spoke with some people at MS (I even asked Mads Torgersen
about it) at the last MVP summit (and the one before that), and they keep
tip toeing around it. Granted, there isn't a great deal of clamor for it
(which is why they aren't interested in putting it in right now), but it
would be interesting, to say the least.
Well, it's already available in .NET itself to some extent - the CLR
understands covariant/contravariant interfaces, but they're not
exposed in C#.
Eric Lippert has been blogging about them for C# 4 though - they're
certainly considering them very carefully at the moment. Personally
I'm not entirely sure it's worth the extra complexity, but I could be
persuaded :)
Jon
Jon,
Gentleman's bet, the condition being whether it is going to be in there
sooner than later (with you taking sooner, and me taking later)?
=)
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On Dec 12, 4:08 pm, "Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]"
<m...@spam.guard.caspershouse.comwrote:
> To add to this, it's not something that is likely to be put into .NET
anytime soon. I spoke with some people at MS (I even asked Mads
Torgersen
about it) at the last MVP summit (and the one before that), and they keep
tip toeing around it. Granted, there isn't a great deal of clamor for it
(which is why they aren't interested in putting it in right now), but it
would be interesting, to say the least.
Well, it's already available in .NET itself to some extent - the CLR
understands covariant/contravariant interfaces, but they're not
exposed in C#.
Eric Lippert has been blogging about them for C# 4 though - they're
certainly considering them very carefully at the moment. Personally
I'm not entirely sure it's worth the extra complexity, but I could be
persuaded :)
Jon
Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP] <mv*@spam.guard.caspershouse.comwrote:
Gentleman's bet, the condition being whether it is going to be in there
sooner than later (with you taking sooner, and me taking later)?
=)
Depends on what we mean by "sooner" of course. I *hope* C# 4 is at
least a few years away - but I strongly suspect generic variance will
be in it.
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Jon,
How about, I bet it will ^not^ be in the next iteration of .NET ^or^ C#
(whichever is first)?
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Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP] <mv*@spam.guard.caspershouse.comwrote:
> Gentleman's bet, the condition being whether it is going to be in
there
sooner than later (with you taking sooner, and me taking later)?
=)
Depends on what we mean by "sooner" of course. I *hope* C# 4 is at
least a few years away - but I strongly suspect generic variance will
be in it.
--
Jon Skeet - <sk***@pobox.com>
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet Blog: http://www.msmvps.com/jon.skeet
World class .NET training in the UK: http://iterativetraining.co.uk
Hmm, not what I would call a gentleman's bet, but you're on.
Remember, it's the next iteration of the framework or language,
whichever comes first.
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Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP] <mv*@spam.guard.caspershouse.comwrote:
> How about, I bet it will ^not^ be in the next iteration of .NET ^or^
C#
(whichever is first)?
Okay - and the wager is? A suitably humiliating signature line for a
month?
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Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP] <mv*@spam.guard.caspershouse.comwrote:
Hmm, not what I would call a gentleman's bet, but you're on.
Well, a gentleman's bet is (according to wikipedia):
"a bet in which no money is bet; only the honor of the two parties is
at stake"
I think a sig of "(Winner) is a superior developer and MVP in every
possible way" will do nicely on the honour side...
Remember, it's the next iteration of the framework or language,
whichever comes first.
Absolutely. My guess is that by the time it comes out, we'll both have
forgotten about this completely. Or do you have inside information that
..NET 4.0 is just around the corner? ;)
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Thanks Jon.
I'll consider your proposal, although it's a not very elegant solution
to use a non-Generics IF to make generics work as intended...
But it doesn't seem not much of an issue to decide, that IOption<?>
would of course return an object from T result(); in lack of more
information :(
Regards
Olaf
On 12 Dez., 16:24, "Jon Skeet [C# MVP]" <sk...@pobox.comwrote:
On Dec 12, 2:30 pm, Olaf Krumnow <okrum...@gmx.dewrote:
<snip>
I couldn't get this to work in C# because I didn't find that wildcard-
thingy of java. What am I missing? Or isn't it possible using
generics? Any idea?
It's not possible - IOption<Fooand IOption<Barare effectively
completely different types.
What you *could* do is make IOption<Talso implement a non-generic
IOption interface, and create a List<IOption>.
Jon
A sig it is. I'm going to place a reminder in outlook every six months
or so for this.
As for inside information, I don't have anything of that nature, no.
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news:MP********************@msnews.microsoft.com.. .
Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP] <mv*@spam.guard.caspershouse.comwrote:
> Hmm, not what I would call a gentleman's bet, but you're on.
Well, a gentleman's bet is (according to wikipedia):
"a bet in which no money is bet; only the honor of the two parties is
at stake"
I think a sig of "(Winner) is a superior developer and MVP in every
possible way" will do nicely on the honour side...
> Remember, it's the next iteration of the framework or language,
whichever comes first.
Absolutely. My guess is that by the time it comes out, we'll both have
forgotten about this completely. Or do you have inside information that
.NET 4.0 is just around the corner? ;)
--
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http://www.pobox.com/~skeet Blog: http://www.msmvps.com/jon.skeet
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