Hi,
I have a C# class libary (Class1) which is inherited by another class in a
Windows Forms app. I want this other class to implement some, but not all of
the features of the base class. How can I completely hide (within the IDE)
the members of the base class library i.e. only expose those members that I
want exposed? I've tried some methods gleaned by googling for "hiding base
class members" which suggested using things like "new" and a blank function
structure but this doesn't apparently work. The only idea I've come up with
is not to inherit the base class but simply create an instance of it and use
that instead and then create only the methods and properties that I need in
my derived class. This at the moment seems to be the most logical solution,
but it also seems like a lot of extra work, does anyone know of a better
way. I basically want it to work like using interfaces, you know, expose and
hide what you want as appropriate.
Thanks
Greg
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Can you not just make Class1 an interface and make those methods that you
wish not be to re-implemented as "private"? Nonetheless, it really sounds
like you should be moving those common methods to an interface of its own
(e.x ClassInterface) and then have Class1 implement on that common class
(Class1 : ClassInterface) .
Hope this helps.
"C-Sharper or C-Hasher, one of the two" <no***@noneofyo urbusiness.com> wrote
in message news:OH******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP12.phx.gbl. .. Hi,
I have a C# class libary (Class1) which is inherited by another class in a
Windows Forms app. I want this other class to implement some, but not all
of the features of the base class. How can I completely hide (within the IDE)
the members of the base class library i.e. only expose those members that
I want exposed? I've tried some methods gleaned by googling for "hiding base
class members" which suggested using things like "new" and a blank
function structure but this doesn't apparently work. The only idea I've come up
with is not to inherit the base class but simply create an instance of it and
use that instead and then create only the methods and properties that I need
in my derived class. This at the moment seems to be the most logical
solution, but it also seems like a lot of extra work, does anyone know of a better
way. I basically want it to work like using interfaces, you know, expose
and hide what you want as appropriate.
Thanks
Greg
Hi Michael,
I don't think I can make Class1 an interface as it is a fully useable class
by itself. Class2 builds upon it and hides some of it's unused features for
this specific application. Your thoughts?
Regards
Greg
"michael" <mp********@sbc global.net> wrote in message
news:uw******** *********@tk2ms ftngp13.phx.gbl ... Can you not just make Class1 an interface and make those methods that you
wish not be to re-implemented as "private"? Nonetheless, it really sounds
like you should be moving those common methods to an interface of its own
(e.x ClassInterface) and then have Class1 implement on that common class
(Class1 : ClassInterface) .
Hope this helps.
"C-Sharper or C-Hasher, one of the two" <no***@noneofyo urbusiness.com>
wrote in message news:OH******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP12.phx.gbl. .. Hi,
I have a C# class libary (Class1) which is inherited by another class in
a Windows Forms app. I want this other class to implement some, but not
all of the features of the base class. How can I completely hide (within the
IDE) the members of the base class library i.e. only expose those members
that I want exposed? I've tried some methods gleaned by googling for "hiding
base class members" which suggested using things like "new" and a blank
function structure but this doesn't apparently work. The only idea I've come up
with is not to inherit the base class but simply create an instance of it and
use that instead and then create only the methods and properties that I need
in my derived class. This at the moment seems to be the most logical
solution, but it also seems like a lot of extra work, does anyone know of a better
way. I basically want it to work like using interfaces, you know, expose
and hide what you want as appropriate.
Thanks
Greg
C-Sharper or C-Hasher, one of the two <no***@noneofyo urbusiness.com>
wrote: I have a C# class libary (Class1) which is inherited by another class in a
Windows Forms app. I want this other class to implement some, but not all of
the features of the base class. How can I completely hide (within the IDE)
the members of the base class library i.e. only expose those members that I
want exposed?
You can't. If you don't want people to have access to the base class's
members, don't inherit from it. Have a search for Liskov's
Substitutabilit y Principle for good reasons for this.
I've tried some methods gleaned by googling for "hiding base
class members" which suggested using things like "new" and a blank function
structure but this doesn't apparently work. The only idea I've come up with
is not to inherit the base class but simply create an instance of it and use
that instead and then create only the methods and properties that I need in
my derived class. This at the moment seems to be the most logical solution,
Yup, it is.
but it also seems like a lot of extra work, does anyone know of a better
way. I basically want it to work like using interfaces, you know, expose and
hide what you want as appropriate.
Composition can be a bit of extra work, but gives a lot of flexibility
and can avoid unintended uses of your class.
--
Jon Skeet - <sk***@pobox.co m> http://www.pobox.com/~skeet
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Hi Jon,
Thanks for clearing that up for me. Some drudge work to do, but not too
much of a problem, at least I don't have to rewrite the implementation
stuff. I have to admit to not having every heard of "Liskov's
Substitutabilit y Principle". Just had a quick look on Google for it and
found a simplified explanation. Which explains it well enough.
Regards
Greg
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news:MP******** *************** @msnews.microso ft.com... C-Sharper or C-Hasher, one of the two <no***@noneofyo urbusiness.com>
wrote: I have a C# class libary (Class1) which is inherited by another class in
a Windows Forms app. I want this other class to implement some, but not
all of the features of the base class. How can I completely hide (within the
IDE) the members of the base class library i.e. only expose those members
that I want exposed?
You can't. If you don't want people to have access to the base class's
members, don't inherit from it. Have a search for Liskov's
Substitutabilit y Principle for good reasons for this.
I've tried some methods gleaned by googling for "hiding base
class members" which suggested using things like "new" and a blank
function structure but this doesn't apparently work. The only idea I've come up
with is not to inherit the base class but simply create an instance of it and
use that instead and then create only the methods and properties that I need
in my derived class. This at the moment seems to be the most logical
solution,
Yup, it is.
but it also seems like a lot of extra work, does anyone know of a better
way. I basically want it to work like using interfaces, you know, expose
and hide what you want as appropriate.
Composition can be a bit of extra work, but gives a lot of flexibility
and can avoid unintended uses of your class.
--
Jon Skeet - <sk***@pobox.co m>
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet
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