philisophical question about object class (what was first: egg or fowl?)

[mikie]

somebody asked me a question:
string is derived from object class, right? (i said yes)
so how it could be object class declares method returning string?

thanks for any explanation / link / whatever

mikie

 

[UL-Tomten]

string is derived from object class, right? (i said yes)

i say yes also

so how it could be object class declares method returning string?

I have a feeling you've accomplished this yourself without knowing it.
As long as your class A knows about class B (for example, by assembly
A referencing assembly B), there is no "which came first" about them.
The fact that string derives from object is completely irrelevant.

 

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

somebody asked me a question:
string is derived from object class, right? (i said yes)
so how it could be object class declares method returning string?

thanks for any explanation / link / whatever

Why couldn't it? There's nothing to stop this from other classes:

public class Base
{
public static Derived BuildDerived()
{
return new Derived();
}
}

public class Derived : Base
{
}

Jon

 

[mikie]

Why couldn't it? There's nothing to stop this from other classes:

:-D
stupid me... or may be just strong power of suggestion...

thx!

 

[not_a_commie]

It's not just string. Nearly every primitive type in .NET includes a
member of its own type. It's a little weird to me too.

 

[UL-Tomten]

It's not just string. Nearly every primitive type in .NET includes a
member of its own type. It's a little weird to me too.

Actually, I think OP meant the fact that there is a String returning
method in the Object type.