StackOverflowException when accessing member of nested class via a dynamic reference

Question

I have defined a generic class that derives from BindingList and has a nested non-generic class:

class Generic : BindingList.Inn         


        

Answer 1

I think the problem is in this place

Generic :BindingList.Inner>

Notice you use the declared class as a generic parameter in the parent class BindingList. So I believe reflection just ends up with an infinitive loop and you get StackOverflow.

When you use

var d = new Generic.Inner();

compiler just replaces it with Generic.Inner so it is the same like

Generic.Inner d = new Generic.Inner();

But when you use

dynamic d = new Generic.Inner();

You really use reflection. Again reflection starts digging deeper in your class structure and it goes like... your class => BindingList = > generic parameter of BindingList => your class(because it's a generic parameter of BindingList) = > BindingList = > and so on until you get StackOverflow.

You can change to Generic : BindingList to break this infinitive loop and it works!