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interface (C# Reference)
An interface contains only the signatures of methods, properties, events or indexers. A class or struct that implements the interface must implement the members of the interface that are specified in the interface definition. In the following example, class ImplementationClass must implement a method named SampleMethod that has no parameters and returns void.
For more information and examples, see Interfaces.
Example
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An interface can be a member of a namespace or a class and can contain signatures of the following members:
An interface can inherit from one or more base interfaces.
When a base type list contains a base class and interfaces, the base class must come first in the list.
A class that implements an interface can explicitly implement members of that interface. An explicitly implemented member cannot be accessed through a class instance, but only through an instance of the interface.
For more details and code examples on explicit interface implementation, see Explicit Interface Implementation.
Example
The following example demonstrates interface implementation. In this example, the interface contains the property declaration and the class contains the implementation. Any instance of a class that implements IPoint has integer properties x and y.
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C# Language Specification
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See Also
C# Reference
C# Programming Guide
C# Keywords
Reference Types
Interfaces
Using Properties
Using Indexers
class
struct
Interfaces