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Ramesh Rajendran
Ramesh Rajendran

Reputation: 38683

Difference between IobServer and IobServable in c#

Can any one explain about the difference between IObServer and IObServable in c#?

The documentation for both looks very similar. So, I want to know the scenarios where IObServer<T> and IObServable<T> should be used?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 123

Answers (2)

Saagar Elias Jacky
Saagar Elias Jacky

Reputation: 2688

From MSDN : https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd783449%28v=vs.110%29.aspx

The IObserver<T> and IObservable<T> interfaces provide a generalized mechanism for push-based notification, also known as the observer design pattern.

The IObservable<T> interface represents the class that sends notifications (the provider);

The IObserver<T> interface represents the class that receives them (the observer).

and T represents the class that provides the notification information.

Upvotes: 2

Tigran
Tigran

Reputation: 62286

Documentation is clear by itself:

The IObservable interface represents the class that sends notifications (the provider); the IObserver interface represents the class that receives them (the observer). T represents the class that provides the notification information.

So in other words: IObservable is a one who pushes notifications to the channel, IObserver the one who ones subscribed, start receiving them.

Upvotes: 0

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