.NET 4.0 Generics

Time for action – creating a default value API

Follow the given steps:

1. Create a Class Library project and call it DefaultValues.
2. Change the default name Class1 and rename it to DefaultValueMap.
3. Add the following code in the class:

   public static class DefaultValueMap { public static Dictionary<string, object> DefaultValueMapping = null; /// <summary> /// Allows to add new default value at runtime. /// </summary> /// <param name="fullTypeName">Fully Qualified name of the object for which the default value is being set</param> /// <param name="value">The default value</param> public static void AddDefaultValue(string fullTypeName, object value) { if(!DefaultValueMapping.ContainsKey(fullTypeName)) DefaultValueMapping.Add(fullTypeName, value); } /// <summary> ...