Overloading Type Parameters
You can overload generic definitions providing different signatures for the type parameter, similar to what happens in method overloads. The following code provides an example:
Public Class CustomTypeEnd ClassPublic Class CustomType(Of T1, T2)End ClassPublic Class CustomType(Of T As {Class, ICloneable, New})End Class
It is worth mentioning that providing a nongeneric version of your class is not necessary. You can provide different implementations for your generic types. Now consider the following overloading attempt:
Class CustomType(Of T1, T2)End Class'Fails at compile timeClass CustomType(Of T1 As IComparable, T2 As ICloneable)End Class
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