Implement class inheritance

  • Module
  • 9 Units
Beginner
Developer
Higher Education Educator
K-12 Educator
Student
.NET
Visual Studio Code

Learn how to create a class hierarchy using base and derived classes and how to hide or override members of a derived class by using new, virtual, abstract, and override keywords.  

Learning objectives

  • Describe the principles of class inheritance.

  • Configure base and derived classes.

  • Hide the members of a base class by using the new keyword.

  • Override the members of a base class by using the virtual, override, and abstract keywords.

  • Access the members of a base class from within a derived class.

  • Implement a class hierarchy in a C# app by using base and derived classes.

Prerequisites

  • An installation of Visual Studio Code with the C# Dev Kit extension installed.

  • The ability to develop basic object-oriented program in C# that implement classes with properties and methods.

  • The ability to create interfaces that define a contract for the classes implemented by a basic object-oriented program written in C#.