Method ambiguity occurs when a derived class inherits multiple methods with the same name from different interfaces or from a base class and an interface.
Example:
interface IFirstInterface
{
void SayHello();
}
interface ISecondInterface
{
void SayHello();
}
class MyClass : IFirstInterface, ISecondInterface
{
void IFirstInterface.SayHello()
{
Console.WriteLine("Hello from the first interface!");
}
void ISecondInterface.SayHello()
{
Console.WriteLine("Hello from the second interface!");
}
}
class Program
{
static void Main()
{
MyClass myObject = new MyClass();
// Let's say hello using the methods from the interfaces
((IFirstInterface)myObject).SayHello(); // This will print: Hello from the first interface!
((ISecondInterface)myObject).SayHello(); // This will print: Hello from the second interface!
}
}
In this example, MyClass is using two interfaces: IFirstInterface and ISecondInterface. Both interfaces have a method named SayHello(). To avoid confusion, MyClass specifies which SayHello it's using by telling C# exactly which interface's SayHello() it is implementing. This is called "explicit interface implementation".