how to implement virtual method of base class and also get the base method implementation in override method in c#

Question

I have an abstract class A and it having virtual method having with partial implementation and it is inherited in class B. I want implement virtual method in derived class, how should i get the base implementation in derived class. For Example.

public abstract class A
{
    public int Sum { set; get; }
    public virtual void add(int a, int b)
    {
        Sum = a + b;
    }
}
class B : A
{
    public override void add(int a, int b)
    {
        // what should i write here
    }
}

@Derlin I do not think it would be fair to use a C++ thread for the duplicate link (how basic this topic may seem). — Jeppe Stig Nielsen, Jan 23 '17 at 06:44
I'm still pretty sure this question has been asked before, also in the context of C# — Sentry, Jan 23 '17 at 07:05

score 11 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 23 '17 at 06:29

Overriding a virtual method does just that, overrides the default (base) implementation and replaces it with a new one. However, if you do not provide any overridden implementation for a virtual method, you automatically get the base implementation. So, the answer to your question is simply do not override the add method in the first place:

class B : A {}

However, if you need to keep the base implementation but wish to extend it, you can explicitly call the base implementation from a derived class, with the base keyword. For example:

class B : A
{
    public override void add(int a, int b)
    {
        base.add(a, b);
        DoSomethingElse();
    }
}

Feriloo · Answer 2 · 2017-01-23T06:53:55.083

4

Simply call your base class function:

class B : A
{
    public override void add(int a, int b)
    {
        // do operation related to derived class 
        // call your base function
        base.add(a, b);
    }
}

edited Jan 23 '17 at 06:53

answered Jan 23 '17 at 06:28

Feriloo

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score 4 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 23 '17 at 06:33

public abstract class A
{
    public int Sum { set; get; }
    public virtual void add(int a, int b)
    {
        Sum = a + b;
    }
}

class B : A
{
    public override void add(int a, int b)
    {
        //do your sufff

        //call base method of class A
        base.add(a, b);
    }
}

how to implement virtual method of base class and also get the base method implementation in override method in c#

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