Hiding baseclass members

[Kimmo Laine]

Hi,

is there a way to hide baseclass members:

class BaseClass {
public BaseClass() {}
public string Get() { return "base"; }
}

class MyClass: BaseClass {
public MyClass() :base() {}
new public string Get() { return "my"; }

}

void Foo() {
MyClass m = new MyClass();
Debug.WriteLine( m.Get() );

BaseClass b = m;
Debug.WriteLine( b.Get() );
}

This code will print "my" and then "base". Is there as way to hide the
BaseClass.Get completely?
thx

Kimmo Laine

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

Kimmo Laine <reply.to@newsgroup> wrote:

is there a way to hide baseclass members:

Well, you can override them instead of hiding them, if they're virtual.
That's the only way though.

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[John Wood]

Not that this is a solution... but I've generally found that when you start
wanting to hide base class methods, you probably need to reconsider the
design. Perhaps you need to use the decorator pattern and delegate the
exposed functions to a member variable?

--
John Wood
EMail: first name, dot, second name at priorganize.com
"Kimmo Laine" <reply.to@newsgroup> wrote in message
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Hi,

is there a way to hide baseclass members:

class BaseClass {
public BaseClass() {}
public string Get() { return "base"; }
}

class MyClass: BaseClass {
public MyClass() :base() {}
new public string Get() { return "my"; }

}

void Foo() {
MyClass m = new MyClass();
Debug.WriteLine( m.Get() );

BaseClass b = m;
Debug.WriteLine( b.Get() );
}

This code will print "my" and then "base". Is there as way to hide the
BaseClass.Get completely?
thx

Kimmo Laine

[Kimmo Laine]

Hi Joe,

in my case they are not virtual - thanks anyway!
Kimmo Laine

"Jon Skeet [C# MVP]" <sk***@pobox.com> wrote in message
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Kimmo Laine <reply.to@newsgroup> wrote:

is there a way to hide baseclass members:

Well, you can override them instead of hiding them, if they're virtual.
That's the only way though.

--
Jon Skeet - <sk***@pobox.com>
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet
If replying to the group, please do not mail me too

[mdb]

"Kimmo Laine" <reply.to@newsgroup> wrote in news:OrDRg1bkEHA.3876
@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl:

Hi,

is there a way to hide baseclass members:

class BaseClass {
public BaseClass() {}
public string Get() { return "base"; }
}
Make your BaseClass.Get() function virtual...

public virtual string Get() { ... }
class MyClass: BaseClass {
public MyClass() :base() {}
new public string Get() { return "my"; }

}

And make your MyClass.Get override it:

public override string Get() { ... }

-mdb