Interlocked.Exchange can not be used with generics?

Question

I am writing a general class where I need to use Interlocked.

T test1, test2;
Interlocked.Exchange<T>(ref test1, test2);

This will not compile. So am I forced to use Exchange (Object, Object) instead of using MSDN advice to not use it that way?

Answer 1

This will work if your common class has the same limitations Interlocked.Exchange<T>as, namely where T: class.

From the docs for Interlocked.Exchange :

This method only supports reference types.