C++ .NET class member initialization

[Hans-Christian Stadler]

Hi,

I'm wondering how C++ .NET initializes class members. I have code that
looks aproximately like this:

_gc class SuperClass;

// Factory object creates instances
_gc class Factory {
public:
virtual SuperClass* createInstance() = 0;
};

// Common interface
_gc class SuperClass {
public:
// available class factories
static ArrayList *factories = new ArrayList();

static SuperClass* createInstance(int factory) {
return dynamic_cast<Factory*>
(factories[factory])->createInstance()
}

virtual void doSomething(void) = 0;
};

// Class implementating SuperClass interface
_gc class BaseClass : public SuperClass {
public:
virtual void doSomething(void) {
Console::WriteLine(S"Hello");
}
};

// Factory object for BaseClass
_gc class BaseClassFactory {
private:
static BaseClassFactory *theInstance = new BaseClassFactory();

BaseClassFactory(void) {
SuperClass::factories->Add(this);
}
public:
virtual SuperClass* createInstance() {
return new BaseClass();
}
};

Client code would look like this:

SuperClass *sc = SuperClass::createInstance(0);
sc->doSomething();
The problem is, the BaseClassFactory constructor is never executed!

Hans

[Ioannis Vranos]

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Hi,

I'm wondering how C++ .NET initializes class members. I have code that
looks aproximately like this:

_gc class SuperClass;

// Factory object creates instances
_gc class Factory {
public:
virtual SuperClass* createInstance() = 0;
};

// Common interface
_gc class SuperClass {
public:
// available class factories
static ArrayList *factories = new ArrayList();

What's this. Myself is using .NET i am not programming this way. Why the
call to default constructor (other than the MS manuals use this way).

static SuperClass* createInstance(int factory) {
return dynamic_cast<Factory*>
(factories[factory])->createInstance()
}

virtual void doSomething(void) = 0;
};

// Class implementating SuperClass interface
_gc class BaseClass : public SuperClass {
public:
virtual void doSomething(void) {
Console::WriteLine(S"Hello");
}
};

// Factory object for BaseClass
_gc class BaseClassFactory {
private:
static BaseClassFactory *theInstance = new BaseClassFactory();

BaseClassFactory(void) {
SuperClass::factories->Add(this);
}
public:
virtual SuperClass* createInstance() {
return new BaseClass();
}
};

Client code would look like this:

SuperClass *sc = SuperClass::createInstance(0);
sc->doSomething();
The problem is, the BaseClassFactory constructor is never executed!

The problem is that your code does not compile in VS .NET. Post a code that
compiles followed by your questions. Although .NET API is entirely off topic
in comp.lang.c++. Also try microsoft.public.dotnet.* newsgroups.


Ioannis Vranos