what is generic in c# code example

Example: generics in c#

class MyGenericClass<T>
{
    private T genericMemberVariable;

    public MyGenericClass(T value)
    {
        genericMemberVariable = value;
    }

    public T genericMethod(T genericParameter)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Parameter type: {0}, value: {1}", typeof(T).ToString(),genericParameter);
        Console.WriteLine("Return type: {0}, value: {1}", typeof(T).ToString(), genericMemberVariable);
            
        return genericMemberVariable;
    }

    public T genericProperty { get; set; }
}