Can a partial class inherit from a partial class?

[bradw2k]

In 2.0, can a partial class inherit from a partial class to override a
virtual method? I do not have VS2005 installed to test, I'm just
trying to plan with respect to upgrading to 2.0 later.

If it is not possible in 2.0, is it planned for later C#? I'm just
curious here.

Thanks,
Brad Williams

 

[David Browne]

In 2.0, can a partial class inherit from a partial class to override a
virtual method? I do not have VS2005 installed to test, I'm just
trying to plan with respect to upgrading to 2.0 later.

Sure. A partial class just instructs the compiler to look through all the
source files to piece together the definition of the class. Once it's
compiled, it's no different from any other class.

David

 

[Mark Rae]

In 2.0, can a partial class inherit from a partial class to override a
virtual method?

Yes.

 

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

Brad,

There is no such thing as a partial class. A class is a class, nothing
more, nothing less.

The partial keyword allows you to break up the definition of a class
across multiple files.

To answer what I think you are asking, yes, if you use the partial
keyword to break up your class definition, you can still derive from a base
class.