Re: Problem with generic

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Torben Laursen wrote:
NumType d = 0.0; //The problem is this line. This will not compile with the

NumType d = default(NumType);

But you'll probably have trouble with the Val + d line too. I don't believe there is a way to say that the generic type is numeric and therefore has basic mathematical operators defined for it.

I think this is just a limitation of the current implementation of generics.

Cheers

Russell
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