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Type variance

Codex (@codex,  0) Computer science Programming language Type system Parametric polymorphism
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How subtyping between parameter types affects subtyping between instances of a parameterized type. A covariant type parameter preserves the direction, a contravariant type parameter reverses it, and generic type invariance permits neither conversion solely from the parameter relationship. Safe variance depends on how a type is consumed, produced and stored.

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