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Functional C#

You're reading from   Functional C# Uncover the secrets of functional programming using C# and change the way you approach your applications

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2016
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781785282225
Length 370 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Wisnu Anggoro Wisnu Anggoro
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Preface 1. Tasting Functional Style in C# 2. Walkthrough Delegates FREE CHAPTER 3. Expressing Anonymous Methods with Lambda Expressions 4. Extending Object Functionality with Extension Methods 5. Querying Any Collection Easily with LINQ 6. Enhancing the Responsiveness of the Functional Program with Asynchronous Programming 7. Learning Recursion 8. Optimizing the Code using Laziness and Caching Techniques 9. Working with Pattern 10. Taking an Action in C# Functional Programming 11. Coding Best Practice and Testing the Functional Code

Calling extension methods in the other assemblies

We have successfully created the IsPalindrome() extension method in the previous section. It's quite easy to call the extension method since it's defined inside the same namespace as the caller method. In other words, the IsPalindrome() extension method and the Main() method are in the same namespace. We don't need to add a reference to any module since the method is there along with the caller. However, in common practice, we can create extension methods in the other assemblies, which we usually call class library. The use of the library will ease the use of the extension method since it can be reused, so we can use the extension method in many projects.

Referencing a namespace

We are going to create an extension method in the Class Library and call it in another project. Let's create a new Class Library project named ReferencingNamespaceLib.csproj and insert the following code into the ExtensionMethodsClass.cs file...

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