C#•2mo ago

What is the use of Interface

I'm wondering what is the difference between referencing "void" directly from another file and calling it with "Interface"? I'm a newbie to C#, and a lot of cross-file code calls are used directly with a new definition of that file name, such as "public Player_Data PD"

13 Replies

Anton•2mo ago

polymorphism

Pobiega•2mo ago

Can you clarify exactly what the question is here? Are you asking how to properly call methods from another file, or do you want to know what the interface keyword is used for?

Anton•2mo ago

they are saying they have static methods I assume they were told to try interfaces interfaces are for when a function has to do different things depending on the context kind of you're fine with regular methods you don't need interfaces, unless you know you need them

Pobiega•2mo ago

I don't think thats what they are saying at all.

used directly with a new definition of that file name,

sounds more like new Example().MethodName(); to me, with a potential variable in there too

Anton•2mo ago

you can do 99% of things without them

Pobiega•2mo ago

so @CloudFox can you clarify?

Anton•2mo ago

yeah you're right. not static, just methods

CloudFoxOP•2mo ago

I don't know what the interface does

Anton•2mo ago

it lets you call a method without referring to it directly

Pobiega•2mo ago

its a way to declare a contract that implementing classes must adhere to. This allows you to call methods without knowing the concrete implementation.

Anton•2mo ago

and then pass an object that has a method you want to get called

Pobiega•2mo ago

example:

interface IAnimal
{
    string Name { get; set; }
    string Cry();
}

class Dog : IAnimal
{
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public string Cry()
    {
        return "Woof!";
    }
}

class Cat : IAnimal
{
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public string Cry()
    {
        return "Meow!";
    }
}

static void Main(string[] args)
{
    var animals = new List<IAnimal>();

    animals.Add(new Dog { Name = "Robby" });
    animals.Add(new Dog { Name = "Fify" });
    animals.Add(new Cat { Name = "Mimy" });

    PrintAnimals(animals);

    Console.ReadKey();
}

private static void PrintAnimals(IEnumerable<IAnimal> animals)
{
    foreach (IAnimal animal in animals) {
        Console.WriteLine("Here is {0}: {1}", animal.Name, animal.Cry());
    }
}

interface IAnimal
{
    string Name { get; set; }
    string Cry();
}

class Dog : IAnimal
{
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public string Cry()
    {
        return "Woof!";
    }
}

class Cat : IAnimal
{
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public string Cry()
    {
        return "Meow!";
    }
}

static void Main(string[] args)
{
    var animals = new List<IAnimal>();

    animals.Add(new Dog { Name = "Robby" });
    animals.Add(new Dog { Name = "Fify" });
    animals.Add(new Cat { Name = "Mimy" });

    PrintAnimals(animals);

    Console.ReadKey();
}

private static void PrintAnimals(IEnumerable<IAnimal> animals)
{
    foreach (IAnimal animal in animals) {
        Console.WriteLine("Here is {0}: {1}", animal.Name, animal.Cry());
    }
}

CloudFoxOP•2mo ago

I seem to understand something, I'll give it a try, thank you very much!

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What is the use of Interface