Rajiv Popat - Quick Tips And Solutions

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Back To The Basics And Beyond! Generic Methods and Multiple Constraints.

A couple of days ago I was asked if there was any way by which I could overload a method to "return" more than one type. If I was in a class room, or I was teaching a programming class (I've done that for some part of my life :)) my instant answer would have been "No." And then I would have proceeded to explain why the whole idea was not valid in the Object Orientation world. However, this question was not coming from a high school student. In all probabilities it was coming based on a practical ......

This article is part of the GWB Archives. Original Author: Rajiv Popat

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