Chapter 12 Generics

Generics: algorithm reuse.

Allow: generic reference types, generic value types, generic interfaces, generic delegates; Not allow: generic enumerated types

Performance: value type better than referenc type

 

Generics in the Framework Class Library

Generics Infrastructure

Generic Interfaces

Generic Delegates

Delegate and Interface Contravariant and Covariant Generic Type Arguments

Generic Methods

Generics and Other Members

Verifiability and Constraints