Problem with base constructor

[Paul E Collins]

I want to create a class that inherits from Menu and whose constructor
calls the parameterless Menu constructor.

Why does this code produce CS1501 ("No overload for 'Menu' takes '0'
arguments")? How can I correct it?

public class DerivedMenu : System.Windows.Forms.Menu
{
public DerivedMenu(string xyz) : base()
{
// some code here
}
}

P.

 

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

Paul,

The Menu class does not have a base constructor that takes zero
arguments. You need to pass the items parameter in, which is an array of
MenuItem instances.

Hope this helps.

 

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

I want to create a class that inherits from Menu and whose constructor
calls the parameterless Menu constructor.

Which parameterless Menu constructor is that?

I can't see one in MSDN, and the compiler can't find one either.

See http://www.pobox.com/~skeet/csharp/constructors.html for more
information.

 

[Paul E Collins]

Which parameterless Menu constructor is that?

Oops! Well, that answers my question. Thanks.

P.