Generic Extension Method Ambiguity

Question

I have two interfaces defined:

// IVector.cs
public interface IVector
{
    int Size { get; }

    float this[int index] { get; set; }
}

// IMatrix.cs
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Answer 1

It is happening because generic constraints are not considered when evaluating whether two methods have the same signature. You are effectively defining two identical add methods.

Try this approach:

// VectorExtensions.cs
public static T Add(this T vector, IVector value) where T : struct, IVector
{
    var output = default(T);

    for (int i = 0; i < output.Size; i++)
        output[i] = vector[i] + value[i];

    return output;
}

// MatrixExtensions.cs
public static T Add(this T matrix, IMatrix value) where T : struct, IMatrix
{
    var output = default(T);

    for (int i = 0; i < output.Size; i++)
        for (int j = 0; j < output.Size; j++)
            output[i, j] = vector[i, j] + value[i, j];

    return output;
}