C# Generic Methods: Returning Values of Type T

In C#, a method can return a value of type 'T' by specifying 'T' as the return type of the method. Here is an example:

public T GetValue<T>()
{
    // Perform some logic to retrieve a value of type T
    T value = default(T); // Default value for T
    
    // Return the value
    return value;
}

In this example, the method 'GetValue' is a generic method that has a type parameter 'T'. The method can be called with any type, and it will return a value of that type.

To call this method and get the returned value, you can specify the desired type when calling the method:

int intValue = GetValue<int>();
string stringValue = GetValue<string>();

In the first example, 'GetValue()' will return an integer value, and it can be assigned to the variable 'intValue'. In the second example, 'GetValue()' will return a string value, and it can be assigned to the variable 'stringValue'.