Extension Methods in C# 3.0
The latest incarnations of the .NET languages include a slew of new features, and extension methods in C# is just one of them. Extension methods allow you to extend a class without subclassing it. You might be asking yourself "Why would I want to do that? Why not just subclass?" Well, what if the class you want to subclass is sealed , preventing you from subclassing it? Extension methods allow you to extend even sealed classes. Let's say you have a class called Dog. Dog has all of the properties and methods of a real dog, including a Bark() method. Because of the strained relationship in the neighborhood between cats and dogs, you want your dogs to be able to meow to help further the cause of cat/dog co-existence. There's just one problem: the Dog class is sealed and can't be subclassed. The answer lies with extension methods. First, create a static class. Extension methods must be part of a static class. Second, create a static member of the static cl