{"id":22372,"date":"2024-03-15T23:29:43","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T23:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-use-of-partial-in-c\/"},"modified":"2024-03-21T22:43:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T22:43:26","slug":"what-is-the-use-of-partial-in-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-use-of-partial-in-c\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the use of &#8216;partial&#8217; in C#?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In C#, the partial keyword is used to define classes, structs, and interfaces that can be defined in multiple source files. It allows breaking down the definition of a type into multiple parts, each of which can be written in different source files.<\/p>\n<p>The main purpose of the &#8220;partial&#8221; keyword is to allow multiple developers to work on the same class or structure simultaneously without each person needing to modify the same source file. 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