July 2004 - Posts

• Are Generics in .NET like Templates in C++?

  No. While Generic types do have a similar syntax to C++ templates, they are instantiated at runtime as opposed to compile time, and they can be reflected on via meta-data. Also, in Generics, member access on the type paramater is verified based on the Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 28, 2004 10:42 AM by CSharpFAQ | 8 Comments

• Why does my switch statement works differently?

  C# does not support an explicit fall through for case blocks (unless the block is empty) For an explanation of why, see Why is the C# switch statement designed to not allow fall through, but still require a break? on MSDN The following code is not legal Read More... Posted Thursday, July 22, 2004 5:50 PM by CSharpFAQ | 5 Comments Filed under: C# Language and Compiler

• Why does C#'s iterators feature spit out a class definition instead of a struct definition?

  Q: Why does C#'s iterators feature spit out a class definition instead of a struct definition? The iterators feature in C# generates classes that implement the enumerators required. This is detailed in the C# Specification . Why doesn't it use structs, Read More... Posted Tuesday, July 20, 2004 10:30 AM by CSharpFAQ | 1 Comments Filed under: C# Language and Compiler, C# Language 2.0