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c#genericscomparable

C# equivalent of Java's Generic Method that extends Comparable


I want to convert the following class from java to C#:

public class Generics {

    public static <T extends Comparable <T>> T findMax(T a, T b) {
        int n = a.compareTo(b);
        if (n < 0) {
            return b;
        } else {
            return a;
        }
    }
}

Solution

  • Use generic constraints:

    public class Generics {
        public static T FindMax<T>(T a, T b) where T : IComparable<T>
        {
            int n = a.CompareTo(b);
            if (n < 0)
            {
                return b;
            }
            else
            {
                return a;
            }
        }
    }