Question

The following code from my team mate works:

 public T Get<T, V>(V repo, string pk, string rk)
            where T : Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageClient.TableServiceEntity
            where V : IAzureTable<T>
        {
            try
            {
                var item = repo.GetPkRk(pk, rk);
                if (item == null) throw new Exception(); return (T)item;
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                _ex.Errors.Add("", typeof(T).Name + rk + " does not exist");
                throw _ex;
            }

        }

Calling code:

var account = base.Get<Account, IAzureTable<Account>>(_accountRepository, pk, rk);

Can it be simplified. The only type variable here is “Account” and I am wondering if the T and V types could be combined into one as V depends only on T.

Answer 1

Yes

public T Get<T>(IAzureTable<T> repo, string pk, string rk)
{
    ...
}

then

var account = base.Get<Account>(_accountRepository, pk, rk);

you could possibly even get away with

var account = base.Get(_accountRepository, pk, rk);

if the compiler can infer the parameter type from _accountRepository.