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C#: Interfaces – Implicit and Explicit implementation
implicit vs explicit interface implementation

Hello

Can anyone explain me what the difference is between an implicit and explicit interface?

Thanks!

Answer 1

An implicit interface implementation is where you have a method with the same signature of the interface.

An explicit interface implementation is where you explicitly declare which interface the method belongs to.

interface I1
{
    void implicitExample();
}

interface I2
{
    void explicitExample();
}


class C : I1, I2
{
    void implicitExample()
    {
        Console.WriteLine("I1.implicitExample()");
    }


    void I2.explicitExample()
    {
        Console.WriteLine("I2.explicitExample()");
    }
}

MSDN: implicit and explicit interface implementations