interface as return type

Question

Can interface be a return type of a function. If yes then whats the advantage. e.g. is the following code correct where array of interface is being returned.

public interface Interface
{
    int Type { get; }
    string Name { get; }
}

public override Interface[] ShowValue(int a)
{
.
.

}

Answer 1

Yes, you can return an interface.

Let's say classes A and B each implement interface Ic:

public interface Ic
{
    int Type { get; }
    string Name { get; }
}

public class A : Ic
{
     .
     .
     .
}

public class B : Ic
     .
     .
     .
}

public Ic func(bool flag)
{
     if (flag)
         return new A();
       return new B();

}

In this example func is like factory method — it can return different objects!