[英]Generic Type conversion on type parameter inheritance
Given the following code: 给出以下代码:
namespace sample
{
class a { }
class b : a { }
public class wrapper<T> { }
class test
{
void test1()
{
wrapper<a> y = new wrapper<b>();
//Error 11 Cannot implicitly convert type 'sample.wrapper<sample.b>' to 'sample.wrapper<sample.a>'
}
}
}
Logically speaking, a since b
is a
, a wrapper<b>
is a wrapper<a>
. 从逻辑上讲,由于b
是a
,所以wrapper<b>
是wrapper<a>
。 Then why I can't make this conversion, or how can I make it? 那为什么不能进行这种转换,或者我怎么进行呢?
Thanks. 谢谢。
since b is a, a
wrapper<b>
is awrapper<a>
因为b是a,所以wrapper<b>
是wrapper<a>
Well, this is not true for .NET generic classes, they can't be co-variant. 嗯,.NET泛型类并非如此,它们不能是协变的。 You can achieve something similar using interface covariance: 您可以使用接口协方差实现类似的操作:
class a { }
class b : a { }
public interface Iwrapper<out T> { }
public class wrapper<T> : Iwrapper<T> {}
class test
{
void test1()
{
Iwrapper<a> y = new wrapper<b>();
}
}
This is a matter of covariance. 这是协方差问题。
Class b
is an a
, but wrapper<b>
is not a wrapper<a>
. 类b
是a
,但是wrapper<b>
不是wrapper<a>
。
You can use C# 4's covariance syntax to allow it like so: 您可以使用C#4的协方差语法来允许它,如下所示:
public interface IWrapper<out T> { ... }
public class Wrapper<T> : IWrapper<T> { ... }
This will instruct the CLR to see Wrapper<B>
as a Wrapper<A>
. 这将指示CLR将Wrapper<B>
视为Wrapper<A>
。
(For the record: C# has capitalization conventions; class names are Pascal-cased). (记录:C#具有大写约定;类名使用Pascal大小写)。
Lets do a scenario. 让我们做一个场景。 Lets call the class a
Mammal
, the class b
Dog
, and lets say that the wrapper<T>
class is List<T>
让我们将类a
Mammal
,将类称为b
Dog
,并说wrapper<T>
类为List<T>
See what happens in this code 看看这段代码会发生什么
List<Dog> dogs = new List<Dog>(); //create a list of dogs
List<Mammal> mammals = dogs; //reference it as a list of mammals
Cat tabby = new Cat();
mammals.Add(tabby) // adds a cat to a list of dogs (!!?!)
Dog woofer = dogs.First(); //returns our tabby
woofer.Bark(); // and now we have a cat that speaks foreign languages
(Paraphrase of my answer on How to store base class children in a dictionary? ) (我对“ 如何在字典中存储基层孩子的答案”的部分措辞)
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