C# Calling Base Class Constructor

Question

public CArm(Vector3 at, string name) : base(name)
{

}

Is there any other way to call base parent constructor within the brackets instead of doing : base(name)?

I'm not sure if this was another language but I recall something like super(); inside of the constructor to call the base class.

Thanks.

Jonas Høgh · Accepted Answer · 2010-11-18 08:00:43Z

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No, you cannot call base constructors inside constructor bodies in C#. You're probably thinking of Java's syntax.

You can emulate the desired behavior by calling a method instead. Just make sure to be very careful about calling virtual methods!

answered Nov 18, 2010 at 7:45

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Or VB.NET's syntax, but the call to the base constructor still must be the first line in the constructor.

Nikki · Accepted Answer · 2010-11-18 07:58:29Z

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no, you can't . super keyword is used in java for calling superclass methods and objects.

answered Nov 18, 2010 at 7:58

Nikki

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