IList Interface Implementation

Hi all.

I'm trying to implement IList in a control I am creating. Basically, the control is a data access control that I use througout a particular application.

The code:-

Default Overloads Property Item(ByVal index As Integer) As Object Implements IList.Item

works fine. However, it gives a build error if I change Object to something else, i.e. I want to do:-

Default Overloads Property Item(ByVal index As Integer) As DataRowView Implements IList.Item

Is this possible If so, how can it be done If not, is there a work around

To summarise, I need the IList.Item property to accept System.Data.DataRowView instead of Object

Thanks in advance,
NLC

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IList Interface Implementation

igorss
Just a shot in the dark, let me first ask: Are you trying to create a custom collection. If so, instead of implementing IList, I would suggest just Inheriting from CollectionBase (to have pretty much all the functionality already done for you).

If that's not the case, I'm not sure of a way around it. I just tried a few things and couldn't figure out how to do it. So you'll either have to inherit from collectionbase (if that's suitable for your case) or just deal with a loosely typed implementation of IList until Generics come around. :(
zcr
MartinJ to the rescue! I originally was going to answer about the same thing, until I tried it and got an Overloading error, but never thought to just rename the private property...dang!

For those of you interested in MartinJ's answer, go <a href="http://www.gotdotnet.com/Community/MessageBoard/Thread.aspx id=94399&Page=1#94538">here</a>.
IList Interface Implementation

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