Below I will describe my problem with a short sample code:
// model interface and implmentation
public interface IModel { }
public class Model : IModel{}
// generic interface which constraint T from IModel
public interface IBaseInterface<T> where T:IModel{ }
public interface IDerivedInterface : IBaseInterface<Model>{}
public class Test
{
void FuncTest<T>() where T:IBaseInterface<IModel>
{
}
void CallFunc()
{
// error: ... see below
FuncTest<IDerivedInterface>();
}
}
error info is :The type 'IDerivedClass' must be convertible to 'IBaseClass<IDerivedClass>' in order to use it as parameter 'T' in the generic method 'void Test.FuncTest<T>()'
my understanding is: Model
implements the IModel
interface, and IDerivedInterface
implements the IBaseInterface
interface,then IDerivedInterface
should be able to be converted to IBaseInterface<IModel>
type,but compiler tells me it cannot convert.
I have read related questions on stackoverflow such as:
- The type must be convertible in order to use it as parameter in the generic class
- error CS0309: The type ... must be convertible to ... in order to use it as parameter in the generic type or method
- The type 'TNestedInterface' must be convertible to 'INestedInterfaceTest' in order to use it as parameter 'TNestedInterface'
- Can not use parameter in generic class, because is not convertible to base class, although all constraints seem to be good
- The type 'T' must be convertible in order to use it as parameter 'T' in the generic type or method
I guess the reason may be related to covariance and inversion, ut the answer to the question in the link above doesn't make me understand the problem, can anyone give me a clear explanation?
- ide: rider 2022.2 version
- .Net version: .Net 6