Nested abstract class in an abstract class and how to implement it

abstract-class, abstraction, c#, inner-classes

Solution

From ECMA:

Any class nested inside a generic class declaration or a generic struct declaration (§25.2) is itself a generic class declaration, since type parameters for the containing type shall be supplied to create a constructed type.

So, you cannot implement nested `B` without providing type arguments for `A`.

void Main()
{
    var c = new C();
    var result = c.GetAnotherObject(new BImpl<string, int>());
}

public class BImpl<T, V> : A<T, V>.B
{
    public override int BM()
    {
        return 1;
    }
}

// Or you can supply type arguments right here
//public class BImpl : A<string, int>.B
//{
//  public override int BM()
//  {
//      return 1;
//  }
//}

public abstract class A<T, V>
{
    public abstract int GetObject(T t, V v);
    public abstract int GetAnotherObject(B b);
    public abstract class B
    {
        public abstract int BM();
    }
}

public class C : A<string, int>
{
    public C()
    {

    }

    public override int GetObject(string abc, int def)
    {
        return 10;
    }

    public override int GetAnotherObject(B b)
    {
        return b.BM();
    }
}

Problem

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