Tips for writing fluent interfaces in C# 3

Question

I\'m after some good tips for fluent interfaces in C#. I\'m just learning about it myself but keen to hear what others think outside of the articles I am reading. In particu

Answer 1

I too am just jumping on learning how to write a fluent interface for a small app at work. I've asked around and researched a little and found that a good approach for writing a fluent interface is using the "Builder pattern", read more about it here.

In essence, this is how I started mine:

public class Coffee
{
    private bool _cream;
    private int _ounces;

    public Coffee Make { get new Coffee(); }

    public Coffee WithCream()
    {
        _cream = true;
        return this;
    }

    public Coffee WithOuncesToServe(int ounces)
    {
        _ounces = ounces;
        return this;
    }
}

Here's a cross post to a similar question I have for implementing a closure in a fluent interface.