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title: "How to pass a class in interface definition"  
description: "How to pass a class in interface definition"  
author: "Revati S Misra"  
published: 2023-09-25  
updated: 2023-09-27  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/159908/how-to-pass-a-class-in-interface-definition  
category: "c#"  
tags: ["c#", "class", "interface"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# How to pass a class in interface definition

How to pass a [class](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/165/generic-class-in-c-sharp) in [interface](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12101/interfaces-in-java-extending-interfaces) [definition](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/70598/false-furore-over-the-leadership-definition-statement-of-army-chief-bipin-rawat)

## Replies

### Reply by Aryan Kumar

In C#, you cannot directly pass a class as a parameter in an interface definition. Interfaces are meant to define a contract that classes must adhere to, and they typically don't include class definitions or references. However, you can achieve similar functionality by using generics.

You can create a generic interface that specifies a type parameter, and then classes that implement the interface can specify the class type they want to work with. Here's an example of how to do this:

```plaintext
public interface IMyInterface<T>
{
    void MyMethod(T data);
}

public class MyClass : IMyInterface<string>
{
    public void MyMethod(string data)
    {
        // Implementation of MyMethod for string data
    }
}

public class AnotherClass : IMyInterface<int>
{
    public void MyMethod(int data)
    {
        // Implementation of MyMethod for int data
    }
}
```

In this example:

We define an interface **IMyInterface<T>** with a type parameter **T**. This allows classes that implement the interface to specify the type they want to work with.

**MyClass** implements **IMyInterface<string>**, which means it uses the interface with **string** as the type parameter.

**AnotherClass** implements **IMyInterface<int>** with **int** as the type parameter.

By using generics in this way, you can achieve flexibility in your interfaces and allow classes to work with different types while adhering to the same contract defined by the interface.


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