public class BusinessObjectGeneric<EntityType> : BusinessObject
where EntityType : BusinessEntity, new() {

public BusinessObjectGeneric<EntityType> () {
}

.....


causes error in constructor declaration:

Error 1 Invalid token '(' in class, struct, or interface member declaration

How to create generic class constructor ?

Andrus.

Andrus,

You can't create a generic class constructor. If you want to take
advantage of parameterized types in the constructor, then you will have to
take the type in the class declaration level.

Hope this helps.


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"Andrus" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> public class BusinessObjectGeneric<EntityType> : BusinessObject
> where EntityType : BusinessEntity, new() {
>
> public BusinessObjectGeneric<EntityType> () {
> }
>
> ....
>
>
> causes error in constructor declaration:
>
> Error 1 Invalid token '(' in class, struct, or interface member
> declaration
>
> How to create generic class constructor ?
>
> Andrus.

Why this limitation exists ?

I want to assing values to some properties in constructor.
Any idea how this can be done ?

Andrus.

"Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Andrus,
>
> You can't create a generic class constructor. If you want to take
> advantage of parameterized types in the constructor, then you will have to
> take the type in the class declaration level.

Andrus,

What kind of properties are you trying to assign to in the constructor?

What would you like to be able to do if the compiler let you?

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"Andrus" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Why this limitation exists ?
>
> I want to assing values to some properties in constructor.
> Any idea how this can be done ?
>
> Andrus.
>
> "Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
> in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Andrus,
>>
>> You can't create a generic class constructor. If you want to take
>> advantage of parameterized types in the constructor, then you will have
>> to take the type in the class declaration level.
>

I'd like to create new entity object in business object constructor:

public BusinessObjectGeneric<EntityType> (string param) {

Entity = new <EntityType> ();
if (Entity!=null)
Entity.propery = param;
}

Andrus.


"Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Andrus,
>
> What kind of properties are you trying to assign to in the constructor?
>
> What would you like to be able to do if the compiler let you?
>
> --
> - Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
> - (E-Mail Removed)
>
> "Andrus" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Why this limitation exists ?
>>
>> I want to assing values to some properties in constructor.
>> Any idea how this can be done ?
>>
>> Andrus.
>>
>> "Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
>> in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Andrus,
>>>
>>> You can't create a generic class constructor. If you want to take
>>> advantage of parameterized types in the constructor, then you will have
>>> to take the type in the class declaration level.
>>
>
>

> public BusinessObjectGeneric<EntityType> () {
> }

Here, you're trying to parameterize a method by a type. As others have said,
that can't be done for a constructor. The class, on the other hand, can and
is parameterized by a type. That's all you need.

///ark

Andrus,

In this case, you would have to have EntityType be in the class itself,
and then do this:

public BusinessObjectGeneric<TEntityType> where TEntityType : new()
{
public BusinessObjectGeneric(string param)
{
TEntityType entity = new TEntityType();
}
}

Now, the thing here is that the property you want to set has to come
from a base class/interface which you specify in the constraints, or you
have to access it through reflection.

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"Andrus" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> I'd like to create new entity object in business object constructor:
>
> public BusinessObjectGeneric<EntityType> (string param) {
>
> Entity = new <EntityType> ();
> if (Entity!=null)
> Entity.propery = param;
> }
>
> Andrus.
>
>
> "Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
> in message news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Andrus,
>>
>> What kind of properties are you trying to assign to in the
>> constructor?
>>
>> What would you like to be able to do if the compiler let you?
>>
>> --
>> - Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
>> - (E-Mail Removed)
>>
>> "Andrus" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Why this limitation exists ?
>>>
>>> I want to assing values to some properties in constructor.
>>> Any idea how this can be done ?
>>>
>>> Andrus.
>>>
>>> "Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
>>> in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> Andrus,
>>>>
>>>> You can't create a generic class constructor. If you want to take
>>>> advantage of parameterized types in the constructor, then you will have
>>>> to take the type in the class declaration level.
>>>
>>
>>
>

"Andrus" <(E-Mail Removed)> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> public class BusinessObjectGeneric<EntityType> : BusinessObject
> where EntityType : BusinessEntity, new() {
>
> public BusinessObjectGeneric<EntityType> () {
> }
<snip>
> How to create generic class constructor ?
>
If by generic class constructor you mean a constructor of a generic class:
simply omit the type parameter list of the constructor:

public class BusinessObjectGeneric<EntityType> : BusinessObject
where EntityType : BusinessEntity, new() {

public BusinessObjectGeneric() {
}

The constructor by itself is not generic.

Yes, the error message could be clearer in this case.

Christof