>>If you wanted to override the default value (that is, someProperty exists in OldSubclass), you would have to do it in the constructor. Behind the scenes the .NET compiler implements default values via the parameterless constructor (if you don't create one, .NET will automatically it for you). Basically that means the above code gets translated into something like:
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>>
>>public class NewSubclass : OldSubclass
>>{
>> public string someProperty;
>> public NewSubclass()
>> {
>> this.someProperty = "New Value";
>> }
>>}
>>>>
>>
>>re: "My example had zero lines of method code" - I'm not sure why that's a big deal. Yes, it's different than VFP. But is that really a big surprise? .NET isn't VFP and VFP isn't .NET. They're different languages and have different semantics around how things are done.
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>Just... it's part of the
visual studio, and it has to be done in code. VFP is not, ever since VFP7, and it can do this visually since day one. Looks like a paradox to me.
I completely agree. When I got VISUAL studio I thought hey, great, no more typing - just look at it - track eye movements - but Nooooooo. Sneaky Microsoft slips another one by us to further murder the Holy Fox !!
Curses !
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