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POCan I "add" static methods to existing class in the .NET API?
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    copied!<p>I want to build a <em>Windows Store class library</em> using source code from a regular <em>.NET Framework class library</em>. Ideally, I do not want to modify the original source code files. </p> <p>In some of the source code files from the <em>.NET Framework library</em>, static members are used from a class that is defined in both the regular <em>.NET Framework</em> API and the <em>.NET for Windows Store apps</em> API, but where only a subset of the <em>.NET Framework</em> members are available for <em>Windows Store</em>.</p> <p>One specific example is <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/system.io.path.aspx" rel="nofollow">System.IO.Path</a>, where the <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/system.io.path.getfullpath.aspx" rel="nofollow">GetFullPath method</a> is not available for <em>Windows Store apps</em>.</p> <p>It is fairly straightforward to incorporate a replacement for this method in my <em>Windows Store class library</em> and have the original source code invoke this method instead. My question is, is there <strong>any</strong> way I can do this without modifying the original source code file?</p> <p>So far, I have not been able to figure out a satisfactory solution to this problem, but I have solved it for my <em>Windows Store class library</em> by implementing e.g. the <code>Path.GetFullPath(string)</code> method in another namespace:</p> <pre><code>namespace WindowsStoreLib.System.IO { public static class Path { public static string GetFullPath(string path) { ... } } } </code></pre> <p>and then adding a preprocessor directive in the original files:</p> <pre><code>#if NETFX_CORE using Path = WindowsStoreLib.System.IO.Path; #endif </code></pre> <p>Is there an alternative solution to this issue that does <strong>not</strong> require modification of the original source code files?</p>
 

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