Question

In C#, please does anyone know why I can’t do the following? (specifically the line marked ‘NOT fine!’ below)

interface A
{
    void Add(dynamic entity);
}

interface B : A {}

class C : B
{
    public void Add(dynamic entity)
    {
        System.Console.WriteLine(entity);
    }
}

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        B b = new C();
        dynamic x = 23;
        b.Add(23);        // fine
        b.Add((int)x);    // fine
        (b as A).Add(x);  // fine
        //b.Add(x);       // NOT fine!
    }
}

I have absolutely no problems if the call isn’t dynamically-bound, or if I explicitly cast to the interface at the root of the hierarchy, but the dynamically-bound call gives me:

Unhandled Exception: Microsoft.CSharp.RuntimeBinder.RuntimeBinderException: No overload for method 'Add' takes '1' arguments
   at CallSite.Target(Closure , CallSite , B , Object )
   at System.Dynamic.UpdateDelegates.UpdateAndExecuteVoid2[T0,T1](CallSite site, T0 arg0, T1 arg1)
   at Program.Main(String[] args) in C:\Users\Stuart\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\CSharp Testbed\Program.cs:line 218

Answer 1

Looking on Microsoft Connect it’s filed as a bug – Dynamic runtime fails to find method from a base interface during runtime