[RESOLVED] little Q about implementing an interface's functions...

[MrPolite]

syntax issue here, suppose a class implements IDisposable, then are these two considered the same inside this class?

void IDisposable.Dispose()
{}

public void Dispose()
{}

[axion_sa]

Not if you use a fully qualified prefix for interface method declarations, as you have. However, that being said, it isn't recommended

[Edit]
The above will only work if the method is inherited from a parent class - you will get a build warning ("modifier 'new' is needed").
If you have explicitly defined your own Dispose method in the same class, you will get a build error.

[MrPolite]

hmm so usually I see the first one on MSDN, you're saying it isnt recommended?

also, what's the difference, I dont really understand kinda confused

[axion_sa]

Haven't noted anything like that in MSDN - may I ask where you found it?

When I say not recommended, I mean that designing an application so that it will inherit specific method signatures that conflict with interface method signatures

The difference between creating your own Dispose as opposed to implementing IDisposable? One imagines that when the .Net framework searches for Dispose implementations, it will search the inheritance / implementation routes used - i.e. search for IDisposable, and not Dispose itself. Although, if you're going to be calling Dispose yourself, I guess it's six of one...

[MrPolite]

well look at this for example http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...classtopic.asp
they use IDeserializationCallback.OnDeserialization

both of the Dispose() ones I have above seem to do the same: implement the Dispose method of the IDisposable interface.

[axion_sa]

Oh! You mean using just the method name as opposed to fully qualifying it? Nope, no difference whatsoever.

Sorry - seems I was barking up the wrong tree...

[MrPolite]

lol yeah that's what I was asking

hmm it's a bit more clear to use the fully qualifying name I guess
thanks for the posts though... I was confusing as whether there was a difference or whether one was right or wrong