What are some examples of generic methods in C#?

What are some examples of generic methods in C#?

Generic methods in C# allow you to define a method with a placeholder for the data type. For example, a simple generic method could be:

public T GetFirstElement<T>(List<T> list) {
    return list[0];
}

This method returns the first element of any list type.

Can you give me another example?

Sure! Here's another example of a generic method that swaps two elements in an array:

public void Swap<T>(T[] array, int index1, int index2) {
    T temp = array[index1];
    array[index1] = array[index2];
    array[index2] = temp;
}

What are the benefits of using generic methods?

The benefits of using generic methods include type safety, code reusability, and performance improvements since they avoid boxing and unboxing for value types.