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// Illustrative code only!

// This is not legal code under C# 2008.

public class BasicMath where T : operator +, operator -,

operator *, operator /

{

public T Add(T arg1, T arg2)

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{ return arg1 + arg2; }

public T Subtract(T arg1, T arg2)

{ return arg1 - arg2; }

public T Multiply(T arg1, T arg2)

{ return arg1 * arg2; }

public T Divide(T arg1, T arg2)

{ return arg1 / arg2; }

}

Alas, operator constraints are not supported under the current version of C#. If you were to

make use of generic interface types, you could simulate the notion of applying operators on type

parameters. You’ll see this approach in just a moment.