采集 <T> ：为什么同时实现IEnumerable和IEnumerable <T> ？

Question

I know exactly the same question appears here on StackOverflow , nevertheless it does not quite answer my query.

If ICollection<T> implements IEnumerable<T> , which extends IEnumerable , why did programmers from Microsoft add IEnumerable as an interface that the ICollection<T> implements?

Isn't it exactly (semantically and implementation wise) the same as simply writing ICollection<T> : IEnumerable<T> ?

Answer 1

It says it implements IEnumerable because it implements IEnumerable .

IEnumerable<T> inherits IEnumerable , but it can obviously provide no implementation. Classes that implement IEnumerable<T> must also implement IEnumerable , whether or not they explicitly state that they do so.

class Foo : IEnumerable<T> 
class Foo : IEnumerable<T>, IEnumerable

With either case, you implement the members of both interfaces. The second class definition simply makes it obvious for those looking at the class and/or the documentation, which is a good thing. An inexperienced or otherwise uninformed reader might not know that IEnumerable<T> brings IEnumerable along with it. They might might not know that a class that implements IEnumerable<T> can be used where an IEnumerable is expected. This simply provides a bit more information to the reader, which can only be a good thing on average.