Why C# is not taking 'T' as a generic?

Question

I thought I understood C# generics well enough.... until I made my own code. Why is C# taking T as a typename rather than a generic in the mentioned code(I hope I stated that correctly)? I tried a lot, but I can't seem to find what the problem is?
https://code.sololearn.com/c4qcwty78Vb0/?ref=app

Answer 1

XXX I explain the issue here in a recorded video.

https://www.sololearn.com/post/223795/

Answer 2

David Carroll thanks a lot.

And i fixed the bug.

Answer 3

I am not really sure but shouldn't you use <T>

Answer 4

Here's a workaround but just for the comparing. As I see the sorting is not quite well.

Anyhow I'm no expert, just a fellow sololearner trying to help, and learn while helping.

https://code.sololearn.com/cj959AN1U57g/?ref=app

Answer 5

But you ultimately converted the parameters to Integer. What if I give a float as argument?

Still thanks for your time. I still can't understand what's wrong with my code.

Answer 6

XXX Let me know if you need additional clarification.

Reference to Generic Constraints in C#:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/programming-guide/generics/constraints-on-type-parameters

Reference to IComparable.CompareTo(T):
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.icomparable?view=netframework-4.8#remarks

Answer 7

It was a very silly bug after all. Thanks.

Answer 8

Mihai Apostol just tried that. Still showing operator '>' is not allowed for operands of type 'typ'(I renamed T to typ)

Answer 9

XXX Nice... I had an earlier recording attempt where I mentioned how to fix your sorting issue. However, the recording was cut off before I could finish explaining the issue regarding constraints. So, I left the final recording focused on just generic constraints.

Plus, I figured you would want to fix the bug with sorting on your own anyway.

Answer 10

wow. That's really cumbersome. I'd stop defending C# after this, David Carroll 😃

I'm joking, btw ☺

Answer 11

Selin Genkur It's actually quite brilliant when viewed in more practical scenarios. Not that this is invalid. It's just not possible to see the elegance of static code in a clearer context with code in single file, narrow width format on Playground.