Thanks for that input. I'll be sure to try it out when I get back into the office.
________________________________________ From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics. [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marc Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 5:11 PM To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Method that returns List<BaseClass> > Anyways, we have a service contract for IReporting, and a ReportManager > implementation class. > > public IList<ReportType> GetReport(string reportName, Criteria c); Rather than exposing and requiring a base class, you should REALLY expose an interface for your contract. That way nobody _has_ to inherit from the base class... and then the list can be IList<IReportType> which would be much better. Marc -- "He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts… for support rather than illumination." Andrew Lang Marc C. Brooks http://musingmarc.blogspot.com =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor® http://www.develop.com View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com
