Class Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8>

Represents a 8-type discriminate union.
Inheritance
System.Object
VariantBase
Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8>
Inherited Members
System.Object.Equals(System.Object, System.Object)
System.Object.GetType()
System.Object.MemberwiseClone()
System.Object.ReferenceEquals(System.Object, System.Object)
System.Object.ToString()
Namespace: Maki
Assembly: Maki.dll
Syntax
public sealed class Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> : VariantBase
Type Parameters
Name Description
T1 Represents the variant's first type.
T2 Represents the variant's second type.
T3 Represents the variant's third type.
T4 Represents the variant's fourth type.
T5 Represents the variant's fifth type.
T6 Represents the variant's sixth type.
T7 Represents the variant's seventh type.
T8 Represents the variant's eighth type.
Examples
The following example shows how to assign values of different types to a Variant and how to extract values from it. 
using Maki;
using System;

namespace Samples
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // A variant can hold a value of any of its generic types
            Variant<int, string, double> variant = 42;

            // Depending on the type of the value currently inhabiting the variant,
            // the right Action gets executed
            variant.Apply(
                i => Console.WriteLine(i * 2),
                s => Console.WriteLine(s + "!"),
                d => Console.WriteLine($"Double: {d}")
            );

            // Can reassign variant with another of its generic types
            variant = "Hello world";

            // Check the type of the value currently inhabiting the variant
            if (variant.Is<string>())
            {
                // Extract a string from the variant
                Console.WriteLine($"The string is: {variant.Get<string>()}");
            }
        }
    }
}

Constructors

| Improve this Doc View Source

Variant(T1)

Creates a new Variant instance from an item of type T1.
Declaration
public Variant(T1 item)
Parameters
Type Name Description
T1 item Item of type T1.
| Improve this Doc View Source

Variant(T2)

Creates a new Variant instance from an item of type T2.
Declaration
public Variant(T2 item)
Parameters
Type Name Description
T2 item Item of type T2.
| Improve this Doc View Source

Variant(T3)

Creates a new Variant instance from an item of type T3.
Declaration
public Variant(T3 item)
Parameters
Type Name Description
T3 item Item of type T3.
| Improve this Doc View Source

Variant(T4)

Creates a new Variant instance from an item of type T4.
Declaration
public Variant(T4 item)
Parameters
Type Name Description
T4 item Item of type T4.
| Improve this Doc View Source

Variant(T5)

Creates a new Variant instance from an item of type T5.
Declaration
public Variant(T5 item)
Parameters
Type Name Description
T5 item Item of type T5.
| Improve this Doc View Source

Variant(T6)

Creates a new Variant instance from an item of type T6.
Declaration
public Variant(T6 item)
Parameters
Type Name Description
T6 item Item of type T6.
| Improve this Doc View Source

Variant(T7)

Creates a new Variant instance from an item of type T7.
Declaration
public Variant(T7 item)
Parameters
Type Name Description
T7 item Item of type T7.
| Improve this Doc View Source

Variant(T8)

Creates a new Variant instance from an item of type T8.
Declaration
public Variant(T8 item)
Parameters
Type Name Description
T8 item Item of type T8.

Methods

| Improve this Doc View Source

Make1(T1)

Creates a new Variant explicitly placing the item as the first type (T1).
Declaration
public static Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> Make1(T1 item)
Parameters
Type Name Description
T1 item Item to place in the variant.
Returns
Type Description
Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> New Variant instance.
Remarks
Use this method when the variant contains multiple instances of the same type. This allows explicit placing of the item.
| Improve this Doc View Source

Make2(T2)

Creates a new Variant explicitly placing the item as the second type (T2).
Declaration
public static Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> Make2(T2 item)
Parameters
Type Name Description
T2 item Item to place in the variant.
Returns
Type Description
Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> New Variant instance.
Remarks
Use this method when the variant contains multiple instances of the same type. This allows explicit placing of the item.
| Improve this Doc View Source

Make3(T3)

Creates a new Variant explicitly placing the item as the third type (T3).
Declaration
public static Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> Make3(T3 item)
Parameters
Type Name Description
T3 item Item to place in the variant.
Returns
Type Description
Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> New Variant instance.
Remarks
Use this method when the variant contains multiple instances of the same type. This allows explicit placing of the item.
| Improve this Doc View Source

Make4(T4)

Creates a new Variant explicitly placing the item as the fourth type (T4).
Declaration
public static Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> Make4(T4 item)
Parameters
Type Name Description
T4 item Item to place in the variant.
Returns
Type Description
Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> New Variant instance.
Remarks
Use this method when the variant contains multiple instances of the same type. This allows explicit placing of the item.
| Improve this Doc View Source

Make5(T5)

Creates a new Variant explicitly placing the item as the fifth type (T5).
Declaration
public static Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> Make5(T5 item)
Parameters
Type Name Description
T5 item Item to place in the variant.
Returns
Type Description
Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> New Variant instance.
Remarks
Use this method when the variant contains multiple instances of the same type. This allows explicit placing of the item.
| Improve this Doc View Source

Make6(T6)

Creates a new Variant explicitly placing the item as the sixth type (T6).
Declaration
public static Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> Make6(T6 item)
Parameters
Type Name Description
T6 item Item to place in the variant.
Returns
Type Description
Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> New Variant instance.
Remarks
Use this method when the variant contains multiple instances of the same type. This allows explicit placing of the item.
| Improve this Doc View Source

Make7(T7)

Creates a new Variant explicitly placing the item as the seventh type (T7).
Declaration
public static Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> Make7(T7 item)
Parameters
Type Name Description
T7 item Item to place in the variant.
Returns
Type Description
Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> New Variant instance.
Remarks
Use this method when the variant contains multiple instances of the same type. This allows explicit placing of the item.
| Improve this Doc View Source

Make8(T8)

Creates a new Variant explicitly placing the item as the eighth type (T8).
Declaration
public static Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> Make8(T8 item)
Parameters
Type Name Description
T8 item Item to place in the variant.
Returns
Type Description
Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> New Variant instance.
Remarks
Use this method when the variant contains multiple instances of the same type. This allows explicit placing of the item.

Operators

| Improve this Doc View Source

Explicit(Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> to T1)

Explicitly casts from variant to T1.
Declaration
public static explicit operator T1(Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> variant)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> variant Variant to cast to T1.
Returns
Type Description
T1
Exceptions
Type Condition
System.InvalidCastException Thrown if the item inhabiting the variant is not of type
| Improve this Doc View Source

Explicit(Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> to T2)

Explicitly casts from variant to T2.
Declaration
public static explicit operator T2(Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> variant)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> variant Variant to cast to T2.
Returns
Type Description
T2
Exceptions
Type Condition
System.InvalidCastException Thrown if the item inhabiting the variant is not of type
| Improve this Doc View Source

Explicit(Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> to T3)

Explicitly casts from variant to T3.
Declaration
public static explicit operator T3(Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> variant)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> variant Variant to cast to T3.
Returns
Type Description
T3
Exceptions
Type Condition
System.InvalidCastException Thrown if the item inhabiting the variant is not of type
| Improve this Doc View Source

Explicit(Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> to T4)

Explicitly casts from variant to T4.
Declaration
public static explicit operator T4(Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> variant)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> variant Variant to cast to T4.
Returns
Type Description
T4
Exceptions
Type Condition
System.InvalidCastException Thrown if the item inhabiting the variant is not of type
| Improve this Doc View Source

Explicit(Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> to T5)

Explicitly casts from variant to T5.
Declaration
public static explicit operator T5(Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> variant)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> variant Variant to cast to T5.
Returns
Type Description
T5
Exceptions
Type Condition
System.InvalidCastException Thrown if the item inhabiting the variant is not of type
| Improve this Doc View Source

Explicit(Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> to T6)

Explicitly casts from variant to T6.
Declaration
public static explicit operator T6(Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> variant)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> variant Variant to cast to T6.
Returns
Type Description
T6
Exceptions
Type Condition
System.InvalidCastException Thrown if the item inhabiting the variant is not of type
| Improve this Doc View Source

Explicit(Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> to T7)

Explicitly casts from variant to T7.
Declaration
public static explicit operator T7(Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> variant)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> variant Variant to cast to T7.
Returns
Type Description
T7
Exceptions
Type Condition
System.InvalidCastException Thrown if the item inhabiting the variant is not of type
| Improve this Doc View Source

Explicit(Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> to T8)

Explicitly casts from variant to T8.
Declaration
public static explicit operator T8(Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> variant)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> variant Variant to cast to T8.
Returns
Type Description
T8
Exceptions
Type Condition
System.InvalidCastException Thrown if the item inhabiting the variant is not of type
| Improve this Doc View Source

Implicit(T1 to Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8>)

Implicitly casts from T1 to variant. Creates a new Variant inhabited by the given item.
Declaration
public static implicit operator Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8>(T1 item)
Parameters
Type Name Description
T1 item Item to store in the variant.
Returns
Type Description
Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8>
| Improve this Doc View Source

Implicit(T2 to Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8>)

Implicitly casts from T2 to variant. Creates a new Variant inhabited by the given item.
Declaration
public static implicit operator Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8>(T2 item)
Parameters
Type Name Description
T2 item Item to store in the variant.
Returns
Type Description
Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8>
| Improve this Doc View Source

Implicit(T3 to Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8>)

Implicitly casts from T3 to variant. Creates a new Variant inhabited by the given item.
Declaration
public static implicit operator Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8>(T3 item)
Parameters
Type Name Description
T3 item Item to store in the variant.
Returns
Type Description
Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8>
| Improve this Doc View Source

Implicit(T4 to Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8>)

Implicitly casts from T4 to variant. Creates a new Variant inhabited by the given item.
Declaration
public static implicit operator Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8>(T4 item)
Parameters
Type Name Description
T4 item Item to store in the variant.
Returns
Type Description
Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8>
| Improve this Doc View Source

Implicit(T5 to Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8>)

Implicitly casts from T5 to variant. Creates a new Variant inhabited by the given item.
Declaration
public static implicit operator Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8>(T5 item)
Parameters
Type Name Description
T5 item Item to store in the variant.
Returns
Type Description
Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8>
| Improve this Doc View Source

Implicit(T6 to Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8>)

Implicitly casts from T6 to variant. Creates a new Variant inhabited by the given item.
Declaration
public static implicit operator Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8>(T6 item)
Parameters
Type Name Description
T6 item Item to store in the variant.
Returns
Type Description
Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8>
| Improve this Doc View Source

Implicit(T7 to Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8>)

Implicitly casts from T7 to variant. Creates a new Variant inhabited by the given item.
Declaration
public static implicit operator Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8>(T7 item)
Parameters
Type Name Description
T7 item Item to store in the variant.
Returns
Type Description
Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8>
| Improve this Doc View Source

Implicit(T8 to Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8>)

Implicitly casts from T8 to variant. Creates a new Variant inhabited by the given item.
Declaration
public static implicit operator Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8>(T8 item)
Parameters
Type Name Description
T8 item Item to store in the variant.
Returns
Type Description
Variant<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8>

Extension Methods