Hi.
Considering the following code, I want this call:
Something.Metho d();
To return "Something" .
public class BaseClass {
public static string Method() {
return <type where the method was called>.Name;
}
}
public class Something : BaseClass {
}
The code illustrates the problem, but in real life I won't return the
name of the Something type, but rather use the Something type in my
implementation in the BaseClass. Is this possible?
_______________ _______________ _______________ _____________
If the above is not possible one solution is this:
public class BaseClass {
public static string Method(Type theType) {
return theType.Name;
}
}
public class Something : BaseClass {
}
But then I have to call it like this:
Something.Metho d(typeof(Someth ing));
Live Long and Prosper
René Paw Christensen 5 1474
You can use a strategy pattern, but I don't know if it will work for static
members... any reason why you can't use a singleton instead of inheriting a
class with static members?
public class BaseClass {
protected abstract void PerformHiddenFu nction();
public string VisibleMethod()
{
// do some stuff
this.PerformHid denFunction();
// do more stuff
}
}
public class ChildClass : BaseClass
{
protected override void PerformHiddenFu nction()
{
// do stuff that only this class would know how to do.
}
}
In the calling code:
ChildClass c = new ChildClass();
c.VisibleMethod (); // this will call the "PerformHiddenF unction"
method defined in the child class,
//even though the VisibleMethod is
defined in the
//base class and is not overridden in
the child class.
HTH
--- Nick
"Ren? Paw Christensen" <sp***@rpc-scandinavia.dk> wrote in message
news:ec******** *************** ***@posting.goo gle.com... Hi.
Considering the following code, I want this call:
Something.Metho d();
To return "Something" .
public class BaseClass { public static string Method() { return <type where the method was called>.Name; } }
public class Something : BaseClass { }
The code illustrates the problem, but in real life I won't return the name of the Something type, but rather use the Something type in my implementation in the BaseClass. Is this possible? _______________ _______________ _______________ _____________
If the above is not possible one solution is this:
public class BaseClass { public static string Method(Type theType) { return theType.Name; } }
public class Something : BaseClass { }
But then I have to call it like this:
Something.Metho d(typeof(Someth ing)); Live Long and Prosper René Paw Christensen
Hi Nick.
Thank you for the reply.
You are right, I can insted use non static methods. This works:
public class BaseClass {
public string Method() {
return GetType().Name;
}
}
public class Something : BaseClass {
}
This calling code returns "Something" :
Something s = new Something();
s.Method(); // Returns "Something"
This requires me to create an instance of the dereived Something
class, which is possible, but often in this case I only need to work
with the Something type and reflections.
This is what I'm doing.
I'm creating a data class which represents one record in a database.
This class can perform operations like Save, Delete etc. and it also
has some general static methods like CreateTable, DeleteTable,
GetAllRecords, CountAllRecords etc.
My data class is the base class, each database table is represented
with a class inheriting the base data class. The properties which
represents a field in the database table is decorated with an
attribute, containing the field name, type, key status etc.
Example: My base data class has a static CreateTable method. It needs
to read the attributes on the type it should work with, then create
the SQL query and execute in in the database.
Currently I have to pass the type of the class to the static
CreateTable method, or I can make it non static and then create a
instance of the child class and call the CreateTable method. But then
I have these null objects, which don't represent a record in the
table.
In your example, I should implement a CreateTable method in each child
class, plus all the other methods.
Some code to illustrate my text above - I hope it helps the
understanding of what I'm doing.
public abstract class DataBase {
public static void CreateTable(typ e type) {
... get the attributes of the type
... create SQL query
... execute query
}
public static void DeleteTable(Typ e type) .....
... more static methods
public static ArrayList GetAllRecords(T ype type) {
... get the attributes of the type
... create SQL query
... execute query and get DataView
... foreach record in the DataView
... use reflection to create a new instance of the
type
... set the property values using reflection and the
attributes
... return the objects in a ArrayList
}
public void Save() { // Non static, so no problem here!
... get the attributes of the GetType() type
... use reflection to get the property values
... create SQL query
... execute query
}
public void Delete() .....
... more non static methods
}
Then each time i need a table in the database, I create and use a
class like this:
[TableAttribute( "TableName" )]
public MyTable : DataBase {
// Field name, type, length, is key, unique
[FieldAttribute( "Guid", FieldType.Char, 50, true, false)]
public Guid Key {
...
}
[FieldAttribute( "CustomerNa me", FieldType.Char, 255, false,
false)]
public string Name {
...
}
public string PostingAddress {
// No attribute, so this is not a field in the database
table
get {
return Name + "\r\n" + Address;
}
}
}
Now, I can have several MyTable like classes, and I only want to put
as little in them as possible. If i want all my MyTable records I use
this code:
MyTable.GetAllR ecords(typeof(M yTable));
But I would like to do it like this:
MyTable.GetAllR ecords();
Finally I could go non static in the DataBase class and have an empty
MyTable object:
MyTable mt = new MyTable();
mt.GetAllRecord s();
Live Long and Prosper
René Paw Christensen
Interesting design,
Thanks for sharing.
Did you want any feedback on the design?
--- Nick
"Ren? Paw Christensen" <sp***@rpc-scandinavia.dk> wrote in message
news:ec******** *************** ***@posting.goo gle.com... Hi Nick.
Thank you for the reply. You are right, I can insted use non static methods. This works:
public class BaseClass { public string Method() { return GetType().Name; } }
public class Something : BaseClass { }
This calling code returns "Something" :
Something s = new Something(); s.Method(); // Returns "Something"
This requires me to create an instance of the dereived Something class, which is possible, but often in this case I only need to work with the Something type and reflections.
This is what I'm doing.
I'm creating a data class which represents one record in a database. This class can perform operations like Save, Delete etc. and it also has some general static methods like CreateTable, DeleteTable, GetAllRecords, CountAllRecords etc.
My data class is the base class, each database table is represented with a class inheriting the base data class. The properties which represents a field in the database table is decorated with an attribute, containing the field name, type, key status etc.
Example: My base data class has a static CreateTable method. It needs to read the attributes on the type it should work with, then create the SQL query and execute in in the database. Currently I have to pass the type of the class to the static CreateTable method, or I can make it non static and then create a instance of the child class and call the CreateTable method. But then I have these null objects, which don't represent a record in the table.
In your example, I should implement a CreateTable method in each child class, plus all the other methods.
Some code to illustrate my text above - I hope it helps the understanding of what I'm doing.
public abstract class DataBase { public static void CreateTable(typ e type) { ... get the attributes of the type ... create SQL query ... execute query } public static void DeleteTable(Typ e type) ..... ... more static methods public static ArrayList GetAllRecords(T ype type) { ... get the attributes of the type ... create SQL query ... execute query and get DataView ... foreach record in the DataView ... use reflection to create a new instance of the type ... set the property values using reflection and the attributes ... return the objects in a ArrayList }
public void Save() { // Non static, so no problem here! ... get the attributes of the GetType() type ... use reflection to get the property values ... create SQL query ... execute query } public void Delete() ..... ... more non static methods }
Then each time i need a table in the database, I create and use a class like this:
[TableAttribute( "TableName" )] public MyTable : DataBase { // Field name, type, length, is key, unique [FieldAttribute( "Guid", FieldType.Char, 50, true, false)] public Guid Key { ... } [FieldAttribute( "CustomerNa me", FieldType.Char, 255, false, false)] public string Name { ... } public string PostingAddress { // No attribute, so this is not a field in the database table get { return Name + "\r\n" + Address; } } }
Now, I can have several MyTable like classes, and I only want to put as little in them as possible. If i want all my MyTable records I use this code:
MyTable.GetAllR ecords(typeof(M yTable));
But I would like to do it like this:
MyTable.GetAllR ecords();
Finally I could go non static in the DataBase class and have an empty MyTable object:
MyTable mt = new MyTable(); mt.GetAllRecord s();
Live Long and Prosper René Paw Christensen
Hi Nick.
Any comments and ideas are welcome.
I'm still concidering which solution to use:
* Static method with Type argument
* Non static, requires a "null/empty" object instance
* Data object scanner class 1)
1) A one instance database object, which scans the active assembly
(loaded types) for classes decorated with the table attribute, and
then add a argument to the table attribute, a Guid. Then i can do
something like this:
theDatabaseEngi ne.CreateTagle( <the guid>);
It then lookup the type to work with in its internal type cache
(Hashtable) of scanned and found data objects.
The guid(s) can be stored in a struct or something.
Thanx.
Live Long and Prosper
René Paw Christensen
It just seems like you are creating a fairly complicated method of driving
the creation of database tables from code, when database tables are only
created from code ONCE, and then have to be tweaked after you are done
anyway, to get the declarative referential integrity right.
Also, the code that you were having some trouble with, at the start of this
thread, is code that deals with Insert, Update, and Delete methods on the
table, and there is a perfectly servicable object that has working code for
this: the DataTable object. Why not just encapsulate the DataTable object,
or even the DataAdapter, under your object. You won't need to code anything
for the table operations... and you can focus on the DDL extensions that the
DataSet object doesn't already provide.
In other words, why write a new object when you can extend an existing one?
Anyway, good luck, whatever road you choose.
--- Nick
"Ren? Paw Christensen" <sp***@rpc-scandinavia.dk> wrote in message
news:ec******** *************** ***@posting.goo gle.com... Hi Nick.
Any comments and ideas are welcome.
I'm still concidering which solution to use:
* Static method with Type argument * Non static, requires a "null/empty" object instance * Data object scanner class 1)
1) A one instance database object, which scans the active assembly (loaded types) for classes decorated with the table attribute, and then add a argument to the table attribute, a Guid. Then i can do something like this:
theDatabaseEngi ne.CreateTagle( <the guid>);
It then lookup the type to work with in its internal type cache (Hashtable) of scanned and found data objects. The guid(s) can be stored in a struct or something.
Thanx.
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