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john rambo
john rambo

Reputation: 19

List returned from generic class in c# but list(covariant )is not getting updated in main class?

c# code to return generic List from Class1

private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Class1<int> obj = new Class1<int>();
List<int> covariant = new List<int>();
covariant = obj.mark();
System.Console.WriteLine(covariant[0]);
}

   public class Class1<T>  
   {
       public List<T> mark()
       {
        List<object> covariant = new List<object>();
        covariant.Add(5);        *unable to get value in covariant list defined. Getting null vlaue*
        return covariant as List<T>;
       }
    }

unable to get value in covariant list defined. Getting null vlaue unable to get value in covariant list defined. Getting null vlaue unable to get value in covariant list defined. Getting null vlaue unable to get value in covariant list defined. Getting null vlaue

Upvotes: 0

Views: 63

Answers (1)

panoskarajohn
panoskarajohn

Reputation: 1988

I think you should not use Generics if you are going to explicitly use int inside your method.

This should be your first hint that you should not use generics in the first place. Here is what your class might look like with a more proper use of generics. 

public class Class1<T>
    {
        private List<T> covariants = new List<T>();

        public List<T> mark(T item)
        {
            covariants.Add(item);
            return covariants;
        }
    }

var s = new Class1<int>.mark(5) will return a list of count 1. s.mark(10) will return a list with two items.

For more info about c# generics you can read the docs -> https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/programming-guide/generics/

Upvotes: 1

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