Generic method with multiple constraints
C#Generics.Net 3.5C# Problem Overview
I have a generic method which has two generic parameters. I tried to compile the code below but it doesn't work. Is it a .NET limitation? Is it possible to have multiple constraints for different parameter?
public TResponse Call<TResponse, TRequest>(TRequest request)
where TRequest : MyClass, TResponse : MyOtherClass
C# Solutions
Solution 1 - C#
It is possible to do this, you've just got the syntax slightly wrong. You need a [where
][1] for each constraint rather than separating them with a comma:
public TResponse Call<TResponse, TRequest>(TRequest request)
where TRequest : MyClass
where TResponse : MyOtherClass
[1]: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/keywords/where-generic-type-constraint "Microsoft Docs | where constraint"
Solution 2 - C#
In addition to the main answer by @LukeH with another usage, we can use multiple interfaces instead of class. (One class and n count interfaces) like this
public TResponse Call<TResponse, TRequest>(TRequest request)
where TRequest : MyClass, IMyOtherClass, IMyAnotherClass
or
public TResponse Call<TResponse, TRequest>(TRequest request)
where TRequest : IMyClass,IMyOtherClass
Solution 3 - C#
In addition to the main answer by @LukeH, I have issue with dependency injection, and it took me some time to fix this. It is worth to share, for those who face the same issue:
public interface IBaseSupervisor<TEntity, TViewModel>
where TEntity : class
where TViewModel : class
It is solved this way. in containers/services the key is typeof and the comma (,)
services.AddScoped(typeof(IBaseSupervisor<,>), typeof(BaseSupervisor<,>));
This was mentioned in this answer.
Solution 4 - C#
Each constraint need to be on own line and if there are more of them for single generic parameter then they need to separated by comma.
public TResponse Call<TResponse, TRequest>(TRequest request)
where TRequest : MyClass
where TResponse : MyOtherClass, IOtherClass
Edited as per comment