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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Improve usability from C#","articleBody":"### Description\r\n\r\nThere were already reports regarding problems using Plotly.NET from C#, e.g. #29 .  \r\n\r\nProblems regarding the translation of F# options into C# have been fixed, however there are 2 main issues left:\r\n- [x] Extension methods defined in the `ChartExtensions` module do not works as intended. This can be fixed using the `[\u003cSystem.Runtime.CompilerServices.Extension\u003e]` atttribute for those methods, making it possible to call the methods on chart instances in C#, e.g \r\n\r\n    ```F#\r\n    myChart |\u003e Chart.Show\r\n    ```\r\n    will in C# be \r\n    ```C#\r\n    myChart.Show()\r\n    ```\r\n    \r\n    The extension method must have the Chart as first parameter though, so overloads for all fitting methods are necessary. Additionally, `using static ChartExtensions` already works.\r\n\r\n    implemented via members of `GenericChart` via c1ed1be0234a4fcfab921acb43f1c0cf128cc233\r\n\r\n- [ ] Generic types are easier to use in F#. Consider the following F# example:\r\n\r\n    ```F#\r\n    Chart.Point(data,Color=\"#ffffff\")\r\n    ```\r\n    In this case, Color is not typed in the Chart.Point function, and is infered as generic `'a1`. This is not the case in C#, where you must annotate it (the second `string` annotation). :\r\n\r\n    ```C#\r\n    var chart = Chart.Point\u003cdouble, double, string, string\u003e(data, Color: \"#ffffff\");\r\n\r\n    //This is what you should be able to do:\r\n    var chart = Chart.Point\u003cdouble, double, string\u003e(data, Color: \"#ffffff\");\r\n\r\n    ```\r\n\r\n    I see no solution for that other than adding type annotations to the respective parameters extensively.\r\n\r\nHowever, when these issues are taken care of, from my limited usage of C# it seems like we can reach comfortable usage in that language with these features added.","author":{"url":"https://github.com/kMutagene","@type":"Person","name":"kMutagene"},"datePublished":"2020-09-15T12:30:22.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":1},"url":"https://github.com/52/Plotly.NET/issues/52"}