Inferring generic parameter type from a callback function

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I have a piece of code that currently looks like this:

Signature of the Subscribe method:

void Subscribe<T, TResult>(Func<T, TResult> action);

class Service { 
   int methodThatRequiresIntAndReturnsInt(int i) => i * 2;
}

In my mind it should be possible to extrapolate what the types for T and TReturn when trying to use the subscribe method, however compiler tells me that the types cannot be inferred from usage, meaning i end up writing this code:

Queue.Subscribe<int, int>(Service.methodThatRequiresIntAndReturnsInt);

My question is whether it is possible and if so how should the method signature/usage look so that it would be possible to use it without type hinting e.g.:

Queue.Subscribe(input => input * 2);

Current implementation is along the lines of this:

_commandSubscription.Subscribe<CreateUpdateCommand, bool>(Resolve<UpdateService>().CreateUpdate);
_commandSubscription.Subscribe<AddCommentCommand>(Resolve<UpdateService>().AddComment);

The implementations for the service methods are as follows: 

public class UpdateService {

    public void AddComment(AddCommentCommand command) {
         // DO STUFF
    }

    public bool CreateUpdate(CreateUpdateCommand command) {
        // Do stuff 
        return true;
    }

}
callback api generics c#
1 Answers

You could do the following:

Queue.Subscribe((int i) => Service.methodThatRequiresIntAndReturnsInt(i));

In practice the subcribed function works equivalently and you avoid explicitly typing all generic arguments.

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