it is indeed weird that C# would call from the base class the derived
method. That kind of behaviour you'd expect from calling abstract
methods in the base class.
FB
> Thanks to FxCop, I've just discovered quite a fundamental
> difference between
> C++ and C#.
>
> Check out the following code.
>
> class Base
> {
> public Base( )
> {
> Method( ) ;
> }
>
> public virtual void Method( )
> {
> Console.Write("I'm the Base");
> }
> }
>
> class Derived
> : Base
> {
> public Derived( )
> {
> Method( ) ;
> }
>
> public override void Method()
> {
> Console.WriteLine("I'm the Derived");
> }
> }
>
> Constructing a Derived object means a call is made to Base's
> constructor which calls Method; not Base's method (as in
> C++), but Derived's Method. At this point, Derive is only
> partially constructed. When I stumbled over this in C++, I
> was surprised that the base constructor didn't call the
> derived method. I soon changed my mind when it was explained
> to me that C++ is implemented this way as unexpected results
> could happen by called Derived's virtual method.
>
> Would anyone like to comment? Personally, I feel C++ is
> correct in this instance.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Steve
>
>
