General limitations - I'm not sure how to fix this anyway

Question

I basically have the following:

public static bool IsBetween<T>(this T value, T a, T b)
    where T : IComparable
{
    ...
}

public static bool IsBetween<T>(this T value, T a, T b)
    where T : IComparable<T>
{
    ...
}

The problem is that I cannot do this, because you cannot have a member with the same signature, even if the restrictions are different. But it cannot be said that the restriction is either IComparableOR IComparable<T>. So I'm not sure what to do here, except to just pick one and go with it. And, no matter which one I choose, I lose each other because they are separated and not inherited from each other (which makes sense).

I missed something here, is there a way to do this with both, or will I need to choose one (maybe the general version)?

Answer 1

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public static bool IsBetween(this IComparable value, IComparable left, IComparable right)

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Answer 2

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