What's the difference between "general" and "generic"?
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, …
How do I get a class instance of generic type T? - Stack Overflow
I have a generics class, Foo<T>. In a method of Foo, I want to get the class instance of type T, but I just can't call T.class. What is the preferred way to get around it using T.class?
c# - How to compare values of generic types? - Stack Overflow
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 …
Creating a generic method in C# - Stack Overflow
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 …
How can I pass in a func with a generic type parameter?
Mar 24, 2014 · You can certainly define generic delegates, after all, that's exactly what Func and Action are. They are treated as generic definitions, just like generic interfaces and classes are. …
How do I call a generic method using a Type variable?
What's the best way to call a generic method when the type parameter isn't known at compile time, but instead is obtained dynamically at runtime? Consider the following sample code - …
How do I make the return type of a method generic?
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 …
How do you provide a default type for generics? - Stack Overflow
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 a 'using alias = class' with generic types? [duplicate]
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> …
What is the difference between "universal" and "generic"?
Jun 6, 2014 · I hear lots of time the words universal and generic being used in similar contexts (especially in software engineering) - what is the difference between them?