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Covariance enable implicit reference conversion for array types, delegate types, and generic type arguments.<br>
Covariance enable implicit reference conversion for array types, delegate types, and generic type arguments.<br>
Covariance preserves assignment compatibility and contravariance reverses it.
Covariance preserves assignment compatibility and contravariance reverses it.
{{info | Since .NET Framework 4, C# supports covariance and contravariance in generic interfaces and delegates and allows for implicit conversion of generic type parameters.}}


= Assignment compatibility =
= Assignment compatibility =

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Covariance enable implicit reference conversion for array types, delegate types, and generic type arguments.
Covariance preserves assignment compatibility and contravariance reverses it.

Since .NET Framework 4, C# supports covariance and contravariance in generic interfaces and delegates and allows for implicit conversion of generic type parameters.

Assignment compatibility

Allow an object of a more derived type (child class, ex: string) to be assigned to an object of a less derived type (parent class, ex: object).

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string s = "test";
object o = s;

Covariance

Allow a generic object of child class type (ex: string) to be assigned to a generic object of parent class type (ex: object).

It works only with covariant interface
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var strings = new List<string>();
List<object> objects = strings;   // Cannot convert type List<string> to List<object> because there is no covariance with List<T>
IList<object> objects = strings;  // Cannot implicitly convert type List<string> to IList<object>. An explicit conversion exists

IEnumerable<object> objects = strings; // There is covariance with IEnumerable<T>

var objects = (IList<object>)strings; // There is covariance with IList<T>