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Hi

Is their a way to keep constructors visible in inherited classes?
public class X{
public x(int A){}
}

public class Y : X{};
Y MyVar = new Y(12);
The compiler is always nagging that their is no constructor...
Once define I would like to have it in inherited classes to.

Kind regards

Alexander
Nov 16 '05 #1
3 1428
(Sun, 11 Jul 2004 20:27:28) about "inherited constructors":

Constructors are never inherited. This is by design. You must explicitly
call desired base constructor in derived classes.

public class Y : X
{
public Y(int A) : base(A) {
}

}

HTH
RENE STEIN <ST***@tiscali. cz>, C# MVP Sun, 11 Jul 2004 20:53:12 +0200

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From: "Alexander Muylaert" <Re********@pan dora.be> Sent: Sun, 11 Jul 2004
20:27:28 Subject: inherited constructors
Hi

Is their a way to keep constructors visible in inherited classes?
public class X{
public x(int A){}
}

public class Y : X{};
Y MyVar = new Y(12);
The compiler is always nagging that their is no constructor...
Once define I would like to have it in inherited classes to.

Kind regards

Alexander
Nov 16 '05 #2
Hi Alexander,

"Alexander Muylaert" <Re********@pan dora.be> wrote in message
news:O8******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl...

Is their a way to keep constructors visible in inherited classes?


The answer to you question: No.
Why: A constructor should concentrate on initialising a new instance of the
given class - and that is the reason why ctors is not inherited in the
ususal way.

Try:

public class X
{
public X(int A){}
}

public class Y : X
{
public Y(int A)
: base(A) {}
}

Y MyVar = new Y(12);

Regards,

Lars Wilhelmsen
Software Engineer
Teleplan A/S, Norway.
Nov 16 '05 #3
Alexander Muylaert <Re********@pan dora.be> wrote:
Is their a way to keep constructors visible in inherited classes?


No.

See http://www.pobox.com/~skeet/csharp/constructors.html

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Nov 16 '05 #4

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