C# Tutorial 7
In this part of my C# Tutorial we learn about Inheritance, Aggregations, Virtual, Override, Inner Classes, New, Base, Polymorphism and much more.
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---------- Animal.cs ---------- using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using System.Text; using System.Threading.Tasks; namespace CSharpTutA.cs { // If this class was sealed you couldn't inherit // from it sealed class Animal class Animal { private string name; // A protected field can be changed by // a subclass directly protected string sound; // Inheritance has a "is-a" relationship, // while an aggregation or delegate // represents a "Has-a" relationship // like we have here with the AnimalIDInfo // object protected AnimalIDInfo animalIDInfo = new AnimalIDInfo(); public void SetAnimalIDInfo(int idNum, string owner) { animalIDInfo.IDNum = idNum; animalIDInfo.Owner = owner; } public void GetAnimalIDInfo() { Console.WriteLine($"{Name} has the ID of {animalIDInfo.IDNum} and is owned by {animalIDInfo.Owner}"); } // Added virtual so that this method can // be overridden by subclasses // You must add override to the method in // the subclass public virtual void MakeSound() { Console.WriteLine($"{Name} says {Sound}"); } public Animal() :this("No Name", "No Sound") { } public Animal(string name) :this(name, "No Sound") { } public Animal(string name, string sound) { Name = name; Sound = sound; } public string Name { get { return name; } set { if (!value.Any(char.IsDigit)) { name = "No Name"; } else { name = value; } } } public string Sound { get { return sound; } set { if(value.Length > 10) { sound = "No Sound"; } sound = value; } } // You can create inner classes that are // normally helper classes for the outer // class because it can access private // members of the outer class public class AnimalHealth { public bool HealthyWeight(double height, double weight) { double calc = height / weight; if ((calc >= .18) && (calc <= .27)) { return true; } else return false; } } } } ---------- Dog.cs ---------- using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using System.Text; using System.Threading.Tasks; namespace CSharpTutA.cs { // When you inherit from another class you // receive all of its fields and methods // You cannot inherit from multiple classes class Dog : Animal { // You can add additional properties // or fields public string Sound2 { get; set; } = "Grrrrr"; // You can overwrite methods by adding new /* public new void MakeSound() { Console.WriteLine($"{Name} says {Sound} and {Sound2}"); } */ // Add override so that the correct method // is called when a Dog is created as an // Animal type public override void MakeSound() { Console.WriteLine($"{Name} says {Sound} and {Sound2}"); } // Create a constructor that has the base // constructor initialize everything except // Sound2 public Dog(string name = "No Name", string sound = "No Sound", string sound2 = "No Sound 2") :base(name, sound){ Sound2 = sound2; } } } ---------- Program.cs ---------- using System; namespace CSharpTutA.cs { class Program { static void Main(string[] args) { Animal whiskers = new Animal() { Name = "Whiskers", Sound = "Meow" }; Dog grover = new Dog() { Name = "Grover", Sound = "Woof", Sound2 = "Grrrrr" }; // Demonstrate changing the protected // field sound grover.Sound = "Wooooof"; whiskers.MakeSound(); grover.MakeSound(); // Define the AnimalIDInfo whiskers.SetAnimalIDInfo(12345, "Sally Smith"); grover.SetAnimalIDInfo(12346, "Paul Brown"); whiskers.GetAnimalIDInfo(); // Test the inner class Animal.AnimalHealth getHealth = new Animal.AnimalHealth(); Console.WriteLine("Is my animal healthy : {0}", getHealth.HealthyWeight(11, 46)); // You can define 2 Animal objects but have // one actually be a Dog type. Animal monkey = new Animal() { Name = "Happy", Sound = "Eeeeee" }; Animal spot = new Dog() { Name = "Spot", Sound = "Wooooff", Sound2 = "Geerrrr" }; // The problem is that if you call a // function in Animal it won't call // the overridden method in Dog unless // the method that might be overridden // is marked virtual spot.MakeSound(); // This is an example of how Polymorphism // allows a subclass to override a method // in the super class and even if the // subclass is defined as the super class // type the correct method will be called Console.ReadLine(); } } } ---------- AnimalIDInfo.cs ---------- using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using System.Text; using System.Threading.Tasks; namespace CSharpTutA.cs { class AnimalIDInfo { public int IDNum { get; set; } = 0; public string Owner { get; set; } = "No Owner"; } } |
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