using System;

public class Program

{

    public static void Main()

    {

        Console.WriteLine("GetStringFromValue:    " + GetStringFromValue(DateTime.Now));

        Console.WriteLine("GetStringFromValue<T>: " + GetStringFromValue<DateTime>(DateTime.Now));

        Console.WriteLine("TemplateGet<T>:        " + TemplateGet(DateTime.Now));

    }

    static string TemplateGet<T>(T val)

    {

        return GetStringFromValue(val);

    }

    static string GetStringFromValue(DateTime val) 

    { 

        return string.Format("{0}", val.Year.ToString("0000")); 

    } 

​

    static string GetStringFromValue<T>(T val) 

    { 

        return string.Empty; 

    } 

}