[Mono-bugs] [Bug 81350][Wis] New - non-public extension method problems

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Changed by ijbema at fmf.nl.

http://bugzilla.ximian.com/show_bug.cgi?id=81350

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+Bug#: 81350
+Product: Mono: Compilers
+Version: 1.2
+OS: 
+OS Details: 
+Status: NEW   
+Resolution: 
+Severity: 
+Priority: Wishlist
+Component: C#
+AssignedTo: rharinath at novell.com                            
+ReportedBy: ijbema at fmf.nl               
+QAContact: mono-bugs at ximian.com
+TargetMilestone: ---
+URL: 
+Cc: 
+Summary: non-public extension method problems
+
+A non-public extension method gives several problems:
+
+1) when it's called in the ``oldfashioned'' way, it gives very
+strange/wrong error messages (compared to the non-extension method
+2) when it's called in the extension method way it generates invalid IL code
+
+sample file:
+
+using System;
+
+static class Program{
+	
+	static void Main(string[] args)
+    {
+        string s = "Hello, world";
+        //compiles to nonworking il code:
+        s.Print();
+        
+        //gives an incomprehensible error and an incorrect error:
+       	//error CS0119: Expression denotes a `type', where a `variable',
+`value' or `method group' was expected <-- wtf?
+			//Ext.cs(14,13): error CS1501: No overload for method `Print' takes `2'
+arguments <-- it takes one argument from a linq point of few, also can a
+class be a ``this'' parameter?
+        Foo.Print(s);
+    }
+
+}
+
+//the problem is that Print is not public
+//this class gives either an incomprehensible error or generates wrong il code
+static class Foo{static void Print(this string s){Console.WriteLine(s);}}
+
+// the following implemtation gives a normal error:
+// static class Foo{static void Print(string s){Console.WriteLine(s);}}