C#, dynamic return type
c#, dynamic, return-type
Solution
The return type of a function must be typed. As with any other variable or operation, any type that inherits from the specified type is a valid return value (which is why `object` allows anything as a value).
The logistics of the caller wouldn't make much sense; how would you know whether to type your variable as a `char` or a `string` in your example?
Is there a particular reason that you can't return a `string` in all cases?
Problem
What I need is a method that can return a type (no object, cause no casting allowed) following a condition. Here is an example: ``` ??? right (string fullStr, int endPosition) { string tmpStr = ""; tmpStr = fullStr.Substring(endPosition); if(tmpStr.Length == 1) return tmpStr[0]; //return a char!! else return tmpStr; //return a string!! } ``` I tried generics but I was only able to return the type that was coming in, (if a char came in a char was returned, and if a string came in a string was returned). I tried this: ``` public static T right<T>(T stringToCheck, int endPosition) { if (typeof(T).ToString() == "System.String") { string fullString = (string)((object)stringToCheck); string response = ""; response = fullString.Substring(endPosition); if (response.Length == 1) { return (T)((object)response[0]); } else return (T)((object)response); } return stringToCheck; } ``` I can't use typecasting (returning an object), cant use ref params. Calls to the method have to stay the same: ``` right(stringOrChar,int) -> returns string or char. ``` Thank You