A question about the Template Method design pattern

[Microsoft]

Is there a way of implementing something like the Template Method design
pattern, but only dealing with static methods ?
First, I realized that I can't have abstract static methods in the base
class to be implemented in the derived classes.
Second, I have tried to hide those methods of the base class, with the 'new'
modifier, bub it doesn´t work.
I would appreciate your help ver much.
Thank you

Juan M. Cervera

[Juan M. Cervera]

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Now it is corrected.

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Is there a way of implementing something like the Template Method design
pattern, but only dealing with static methods ?
First, I realized that I can't have abstract static methods in the base
class to be implemented in the derived classes.
Second, I have tried to hide those methods of the base class, with the 'new' modifier, bub it doesn´t work.
I would appreciate your help ver much.
Thank you

Juan M. Cervera

[Luca Minudel]

while you can't use inheritance you can still use
containment: use events and let container do the work in
the event handling routine.

hth (luKa)

[Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]]

Juan,
In addition to the suggestion of using (static) Events.

You might be able to use a static Delegate variable, which is set to the
Template Method of the derived class.

I would consider creating an implementation class that has the overridable
template method in. Treat this implementation class as a singleton, where I
have a single instance of the 'derived' class in the base classes static
variable. Then my base's static method would call the method on this
implementation class...

I would consider making this implementation class nested with a visibility
of protected to the base class. The 'derived' class would have their own
derived implementation classes. The derived class would need to 'register'
their implementation with the base class, I think I would use a custom
setting in app.config to register this derived implementation class.

Hope this helps
Jay

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"Microsoft" <jm*******@gtfa drell.com> escribió en el mensaje
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Is there a way of implementing something like the Template Method design
pattern, but only dealing with static methods ?
First, I realized that I can't have abstract static methods in the base
class to be implemented in the derived classes.
Second, I have tried to hide those methods of the base class, with the

'new'

modifier, bub it doesn´t work.
I would appreciate your help ver much.
Thank you

Juan M. Cervera