Man T used his keyboard to write :
We can use the 'new' keyword to 'hide' a base class member.
But it seems the 'hide' is not a correct term, actually it is to 'show' the
base class member. Only 'override' keyword is to hide the base class member.
Any comment?
Some example code to show the difference:
public class ClassA
{
public virtual void MethodNew()
{
Console.WriteLine("In MethodNew of ClassA");
}
public virtual void MethodOverride()
{
Console.WriteLine("In MethodOverride of ClassA");
}
}
public class ClassB: ClassA
{
public new void MethodNew()
{
Console.WriteLine("In MethodNew of ClassB");
}
public override void MethodOverride()
{
Console.WriteLine("In MethodOverride of ClassB");
}
}
When I then execute this:
ClassA ab = new ClassB();
ab.MethodNew();
ab.MethodOverride();
I get:
In MethodNew of ClassA
In MethodOverride of ClassB
Hans Kesting
