What Language Features Do You Miss In C#?

PIEBALDconsult

Method-scoped variables like in VB (static). Defining Extension Methods by applying the Attribute like in VB (rather than this). A proper assignment operator like in Pascal := :-D A proper define directive like in C/C++ # define Pi 3.14 Support for enum in where clauses for generic types -- class C<T> where T : enum ... No default modifiers (public, private, virtual, sealed, etc.). Multiple Inheritence would be good too.

Single Step Debugger

Yes I know. We can also implement it in C++ using operator overloading. But the point is for a language future, not a pattern, collection or utility class.

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Single Step Debugger

This one is type dependent and not a language future but some class method. Same as Split() (very useful method by the way) or IsNullOrEmpty() for example.

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PIEBALDconsult

Yet HasSet allows other operations, such as union and intersection; would you argue for syntax to allow every such operation? I wouldn't.

H Brydon

What I would like to see in the language: - Destructors that destruct (not the silly Dispose() stuff) [you can easily trigger local garbage collection with an exit from scope] - Ability to use arrays with non-zero origin - inline operator||(), inline operator&&() which implement short circuit logic

-- Harvey

Marc Clifton

Multiple inheritance. Interfaces are useful as abstractions, but there are times I want to inherit concrete functionality from multiple classes. Marc

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Brady Kelly

I want lambda expressions, that can be evaluated at compile time, allowed in attributes, to avoid nasty string literals.

Sander Rossel

Having a generic type constraint on operators. Something where T : +, -, >, < Or something. Or just provide one easy way to work with numerics, for example: Something where T : numeric After which you can use +, -, >, < etc. by default and T can be int16, int 32, int64, single, byte, double, decimal or an unsigned of those.

It's an OO world.

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Chris C B

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JeremyBob

+1 from me

m0sa

- aspect oriented programming (PostSharp...) - mixin support - serializable expressions

Marach

you can type several 'case' statements one after the other. contrived example:

int number = GetNumberBetween1And5();
string text = null;
switch( number ) {
case 1:
text = "1";
break;
case 2:
case 3:
case 4:
text = "2 or 3 or 4";
break;
case 5:
text = "5";
break;
}

is that type of fall-through what you said you're missing?

OriginalGriff

I agree - it isn't. But...it is a out-of-structure code flow indicator, which can easily create the same spaghetti code as a goto. So on balance, while I found the no-drop-through rule limiting at first, I don't miss it so much now. I just restructure the code to not need it in the same way that I don't need goto itself. And I definitely agree on break - the switch version should have used a different word: "esac" or "join" perhaps.

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OriginalGriff

Because I have A Dangerous Mind[^] :-D

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