Chapter 13. Minor changes to simplify code
This chapter covers
- Optional parameters
- Named arguments
- Streamlining ref parameters in COM
- Embedding COM Primary Interop Assemblies
- Calling named indexers declared in COM
- Generic variance for interfaces and delegates
- Changes in locking and field-like events
Just as with previous versions, C# 4 has a few minor features that don’t merit individual chapters to themselves. In fact, there’s only one really big feature in C# 4—dynamic typing—which we’ll cover in the next chapter. The changes we’ll cover here just make C# that little bit more pleasant to work with, particularly if you work with COM on a regular basis. These features generally make code clearer, remove drudgery from COM calls, or ...
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