Implicit and Explicit implementation of interface.
- by Amby
While working on a upgrade i happened to come across a code like this.
interface ICustomization
{
IMMColumnsDefinition GetColumnsDefinition();
}
class Customization : ICustomization
{
private readonly ColumnDefinition _columnDefinition;
//More code here.
public ColumnsDefinition GetColumnsDefinition()
{
return _columnDefinition;
}
ColumnsDefinition ICustomization.GetColumnsDefinition() //redundant
{
return GetColumnsDefinition();
}
}
My question is:
Is there any need/use of 'explicit' implementation of interface in this piece of code?
Will it create any problem if i remove the method (explicit implementation of interface) that i have marked "redundant" above?
PS: I understand that explicit implementation of interface is very important, and it can be used when we need to give access to a method at interface level only, and to use two interface with same signature of method.
