C# Language Design: explicit interface implementation of an event
- by ControlFlow
Small question about C# language design :))
If I had an interface like this:
interface IFoo {
int Value { get; set; }
}
It's possible to explicitly implement such interface using C# 3.0 auto-implemented properties:
sealed class Foo : IFoo {
int IFoo.Value { get; set; }
}
But if I had an event in the interface:
interface IFoo {
event EventHandler Event;
}
And trying to explicitly implement it using field-like event:
sealed class Foo : IFoo {
event EventHandler IFoo.Event;
}
I will get the following compiler error:
error CS0071: An explicit interface implementation of an event must use event accessor syntax
I think that field-like events is the some kind of dualism for auto-implemented properties.
So my question is: what is the design reason for such restriction done?
