explicit-implementation

How to call an explicitly implemented interface-method on the base class

January 8, 2024 by Tarik

Unfortunately, it isn’t possible. Not even with a helper method. The helper method has the same problems as your second attempt: this is of type B, even in the base class and will call the implementation of M in B: interface I { int M(); } class A : I { int I.M() { return … Read more

C# Language Design: explicit interface implementation of an event

September 6, 2023 by Tarik

Interesting question. I did some poking around the language notes archive and I discovered that this decision was made on the 13th of October, 1999, but the notes do not give a justification for the decision. Off the top of my head I don’t see any theoretical or practical reason why we could not have … Read more