CodeConstructor Class

Definition

Namespace:

System.CodeDom

Assembly:

System.CodeDom.dll

Represents a declaration for an instance constructor of a type.

public ref class CodeConstructor : System::CodeDom::CodeMemberMethod

public class CodeConstructor : System.CodeDom.CodeMemberMethod

type CodeConstructor = class
    inherit CodeMemberMethod

Public Class CodeConstructor
Inherits CodeMemberMethod

Inheritance

Object

CodeObject

CodeTypeMember

CodeMemberMethod

CodeConstructor

Examples

This example demonstrates using a CodeConstructor to declare several types of constructors.

// This example declares two types, one of which inherits from another,
// and creates a set of different styles of constructors using CodeConstructor.
// Creates a new CodeCompileUnit to contain the program graph.
CodeCompileUnit^ CompileUnit = gcnew CodeCompileUnit;

// Declares a new namespace object and names it.
CodeNamespace^ Samples = gcnew CodeNamespace( "Samples" );

// Adds the namespace object to the compile unit.
CompileUnit->Namespaces->Add( Samples );

// Adds a new namespace import for the System namespace.
Samples->Imports->Add( gcnew CodeNamespaceImport( "System" ) );

// Declares a new type and names it.
CodeTypeDeclaration^ BaseType = gcnew CodeTypeDeclaration( "BaseType" );

// Adds the new type to the namespace object's type collection.
Samples->Types->Add( BaseType );

// Declares a default constructor that takes no arguments.
CodeConstructor^ defaultConstructor = gcnew CodeConstructor;
defaultConstructor->Attributes = MemberAttributes::Public;

// Adds the constructor to the Members collection of the BaseType.
BaseType->Members->Add( defaultConstructor );

// Declares a constructor that takes a string argument.
CodeConstructor^ stringConstructor = gcnew CodeConstructor;
stringConstructor->Attributes = MemberAttributes::Public;

// Declares a parameter of type string named "TestStringParameter".
stringConstructor->Parameters->Add( gcnew CodeParameterDeclarationExpression( "System.String","TestStringParameter" ) );

// Adds the constructor to the Members collection of the BaseType.
BaseType->Members->Add( stringConstructor );

// Declares a type that derives from BaseType and names it.
CodeTypeDeclaration^ DerivedType = gcnew CodeTypeDeclaration( "DerivedType" );

// The DerivedType class inherits from the BaseType class.
DerivedType->BaseTypes->Add( gcnew CodeTypeReference( "BaseType" ) );

// Adds the new type to the namespace object's type collection.
Samples->Types->Add( DerivedType );

// Declare a constructor that takes a string argument and calls the base class constructor with it.
CodeConstructor^ baseStringConstructor = gcnew CodeConstructor;
baseStringConstructor->Attributes = MemberAttributes::Public;

// Declares a parameter of type string named "TestStringParameter".    
baseStringConstructor->Parameters->Add( gcnew CodeParameterDeclarationExpression( "System.String","TestStringParameter" ) );

// Calls a base class constructor with the TestStringParameter parameter.
baseStringConstructor->BaseConstructorArgs->Add( gcnew CodeVariableReferenceExpression( "TestStringParameter" ) );

// Adds the constructor to the Members collection of the DerivedType.
DerivedType->Members->Add( baseStringConstructor );

// Declares a constructor overload that calls another constructor for the type with a predefined argument.
CodeConstructor^ overloadConstructor = gcnew CodeConstructor;
overloadConstructor->Attributes = MemberAttributes::Public;

// Sets the argument to pass to a base constructor method.
overloadConstructor->ChainedConstructorArgs->Add( gcnew CodePrimitiveExpression( "Test" ) );

// Adds the constructor to the Members collection of the DerivedType.
DerivedType->Members->Add( overloadConstructor );

// Declares a constructor overload that calls the default constructor for the type.
CodeConstructor^ overloadConstructor2 = gcnew CodeConstructor;
overloadConstructor2->Attributes = MemberAttributes::Public;
overloadConstructor2->Parameters->Add( gcnew CodeParameterDeclarationExpression( "System.Int32","TestIntParameter" ) );

// Sets the argument to pass to a base constructor method.
overloadConstructor2->ChainedConstructorArgs->Add( gcnew CodeSnippetExpression( "" ) );

// Adds the constructor to the Members collection of the DerivedType.
DerivedType->Members->Add( overloadConstructor2 );

// A C# code generator produces the following source code for the preceeding example code:
// public class BaseType {
//     
//     public BaseType() {
//     }
//        
//     public BaseType(string TestStringParameter) {
//     }
// }
//    
// public class DerivedType : BaseType {
//        
//     public DerivedType(string TestStringParameter) : 
//             base(TestStringParameter) {
//     }
//        
//     public DerivedType() : 
//             this("Test") {
//     }
//
//     public DerivedType(int TestIntParameter) : 
//                this() {
//     }
// }

// This example declares two types, one of which inherits from another,
// and creates a set of different styles of constructors using CodeConstructor.

// Creates a new CodeCompileUnit to contain the program graph.
CodeCompileUnit CompileUnit = new CodeCompileUnit();
// Declares a new namespace object and names it.
CodeNamespace Samples = new CodeNamespace("Samples");
// Adds the namespace object to the compile unit.
CompileUnit.Namespaces.Add( Samples );
// Adds a new namespace import for the System namespace.
Samples.Imports.Add( new CodeNamespaceImport("System") );

// Declares a new type and names it.
CodeTypeDeclaration BaseType = new CodeTypeDeclaration("BaseType");
// Adds the new type to the namespace object's type collection.
Samples.Types.Add(BaseType);

// Declares a default constructor that takes no arguments.
CodeConstructor defaultConstructor = new CodeConstructor();
defaultConstructor.Attributes = MemberAttributes.Public;
// Adds the constructor to the Members collection of the BaseType.
BaseType.Members.Add(defaultConstructor);

// Declares a constructor that takes a string argument.
CodeConstructor stringConstructor = new CodeConstructor();
stringConstructor.Attributes = MemberAttributes.Public;
// Declares a parameter of type string named "TestStringParameter".
stringConstructor.Parameters.Add( new CodeParameterDeclarationExpression("System.String", "TestStringParameter") );
// Adds the constructor to the Members collection of the BaseType.
BaseType.Members.Add(stringConstructor);

// Declares a type that derives from BaseType and names it.
CodeTypeDeclaration DerivedType = new CodeTypeDeclaration("DerivedType");
// The DerivedType class inherits from the BaseType class.
DerivedType.BaseTypes.Add( new CodeTypeReference("BaseType") );
// Adds the new type to the namespace object's type collection.
Samples.Types.Add(DerivedType);

// Declare a constructor that takes a string argument and calls the base class constructor with it.
CodeConstructor baseStringConstructor = new CodeConstructor();
baseStringConstructor.Attributes = MemberAttributes.Public;
// Declares a parameter of type string named "TestStringParameter".
baseStringConstructor.Parameters.Add( new CodeParameterDeclarationExpression("System.String", "TestStringParameter") );
// Calls a base class constructor with the TestStringParameter parameter.
baseStringConstructor.BaseConstructorArgs.Add( new CodeVariableReferenceExpression("TestStringParameter") );
// Adds the constructor to the Members collection of the DerivedType.
DerivedType.Members.Add(baseStringConstructor);

// Declares a constructor overload that calls another constructor for the type with a predefined argument.
CodeConstructor overloadConstructor = new CodeConstructor();
overloadConstructor.Attributes = MemberAttributes.Public;
// Sets the argument to pass to a base constructor method.
overloadConstructor.ChainedConstructorArgs.Add( new CodePrimitiveExpression("Test") );
// Adds the constructor to the Members collection of the DerivedType.
DerivedType.Members.Add(overloadConstructor);

// Declares a constructor overload that calls the default constructor for the type.
CodeConstructor overloadConstructor2 = new CodeConstructor();
overloadConstructor2.Attributes = MemberAttributes.Public;
overloadConstructor2.Parameters.Add( new CodeParameterDeclarationExpression("System.Int32", "TestIntParameter") );
// Sets the argument to pass to a base constructor method.
overloadConstructor2.ChainedConstructorArgs.Add( new CodeSnippetExpression("") );
// Adds the constructor to the Members collection of the DerivedType.
DerivedType.Members.Add(overloadConstructor2);

// A C# code generator produces the following source code for the preceeding example code:

// public class BaseType {
//
//     public BaseType() {
//     }
//
//     public BaseType(string TestStringParameter) {
//     }
// }
//
// public class DerivedType : BaseType {
//
//     public DerivedType(string TestStringParameter) :
//             base(TestStringParameter) {
//     }
//
//     public DerivedType() :
//             this("Test") {
//     }
//
//     public DerivedType(int TestIntParameter) :
//                this() {
//     }
// }

 ' This example declares two types, one of which inherits from another,
 ' and creates a set of different styles of constructors using CodeConstructor.

 ' Creates a new CodeCompileUnit to contain the program graph.
 Dim CompileUnit As New CodeCompileUnit()
 ' Declares a new namespace object and names it.
 Dim Samples As New CodeNamespace("Samples")
 ' Adds the namespace object to the compile unit.
 CompileUnit.Namespaces.Add(Samples)
 ' Adds a new namespace import for the System namespace.
 Samples.Imports.Add(New CodeNamespaceImport("System"))
 
 ' Declares a new type and names it.
 Dim BaseType As New CodeTypeDeclaration("BaseType")
 ' Adds the new type to the namespace object's type collection.
 Samples.Types.Add(BaseType)
 
 ' Declares a default constructor that takes no arguments.
 Dim defaultConstructor As New CodeConstructor()
 defaultConstructor.Attributes = MemberAttributes.Public
 ' Adds the constructor to the Members collection of the BaseType.
 BaseType.Members.Add(defaultConstructor)
 
 ' Declares a constructor that takes a string argument.
 Dim stringConstructor As New CodeConstructor()
 stringConstructor.Attributes = MemberAttributes.Public
 ' Declares a parameter of type string named "TestStringParameter".
 stringConstructor.Parameters.Add(New CodeParameterDeclarationExpression("System.String", "TestStringParameter"))
 ' Adds the constructor to the Members collection of the BaseType.
 BaseType.Members.Add(stringConstructor)
 
 ' Declares a type that derives from BaseType and names it.
 Dim DerivedType As New CodeTypeDeclaration("DerivedType")
 ' The DerivedType class inherits from the BaseType class.
 DerivedType.BaseTypes.Add(New CodeTypeReference("BaseType"))
 ' Adds the new type to the namespace object's type collection.
 Samples.Types.Add(DerivedType)
 
 ' Declare a constructor that takes a string argument and calls the base class constructor with it.
 Dim baseStringConstructor As New CodeConstructor()
 baseStringConstructor.Attributes = MemberAttributes.Public
 ' Declares a parameter of type string named "TestStringParameter".	
 baseStringConstructor.Parameters.Add(New CodeParameterDeclarationExpression("System.String", "TestStringParameter"))
 ' Calls a base class constructor with the TestStringParameter parameter.
 baseStringConstructor.BaseConstructorArgs.Add(New CodeVariableReferenceExpression("TestStringParameter"))
 ' Adds the constructor to the Members collection of the DerivedType.
 DerivedType.Members.Add(baseStringConstructor)
 
 ' Declares a constructor overload that calls another constructor for the type with a predefined argument.
 Dim overloadConstructor As New CodeConstructor()
 overloadConstructor.Attributes = MemberAttributes.Public
 ' Sets the argument to pass to a base constructor method.
 overloadConstructor.ChainedConstructorArgs.Add(New CodePrimitiveExpression("Test"))
 ' Adds the constructor to the Members collection of the DerivedType.
 DerivedType.Members.Add(overloadConstructor)

 ' Declares a constructor overload that calls another constructor for the type.
 Dim overloadConstructor2 As New CodeConstructor()
 overloadConstructor2.Attributes = MemberAttributes.Public
 overloadConstructor2.Parameters.Add( New CodeParameterDeclarationExpression("System.Int32", "TestIntParameter") )
 ' Sets the argument to pass to a base constructor method.
 overloadConstructor2.ChainedConstructorArgs.Add(New CodeSnippetExpression(""))
 ' Adds the constructor to the Members collection of the DerivedType.
 DerivedType.Members.Add(overloadConstructor2)

' A Visual Basic code generator produces the following source code for the preceeding example code:

' Public Class BaseType
'     
'     Public Sub New()
'         MyBase.New
'     End Sub
'        
'     Public Sub New(ByVal TestStringParameter As String)
'         MyBase.New
'     End Sub
' End Class
'    
' Public Class DerivedType
'     Inherits BaseType
'        
'     Public Sub New(ByVal TestStringParameter As String)
'         MyBase.New(TestStringParameter)
'     End Sub
'     
'     Public Sub New()
'         Me.New("Test")
'     End Sub
'
'     Public Sub New(ByVal TestIntParameter As Integer)
'         Me.New()
'     End Sub
' End Class

Remarks

CodeConstructor can be used to represent a declaration of an instance constructor for a type. Use CodeTypeConstructor to declare a static constructor for a type.

If the constructor calls a base class constructor, set the constructor arguments for the base class constructor in the BaseConstructorArgs property. If the constructor overloads another constructor for the type, set the constructor arguments to pass to the overloaded type constructor in the ChainedConstructorArgs property.

Constructors

CodeConstructor()

Initializes a new instance of the CodeConstructor class.

Properties

Attributes	Gets or sets the attributes of the member. (Inherited from CodeTypeMember)
BaseConstructorArgs	Gets the collection of base constructor arguments.
ChainedConstructorArgs	Gets the collection of chained constructor arguments.
Comments	Gets the collection of comments for the type member. (Inherited from CodeTypeMember)
CustomAttributes	Gets or sets the custom attributes of the member. (Inherited from CodeTypeMember)
EndDirectives	Gets the end directives for the member. (Inherited from CodeTypeMember)
ImplementationTypes	Gets the data types of the interfaces implemented by this method, unless it is a private method implementation, which is indicated by the PrivateImplementationType property. (Inherited from CodeMemberMethod)
LinePragma	Gets or sets the line on which the type member statement occurs. (Inherited from CodeTypeMember)
Name	Gets or sets the name of the member. (Inherited from CodeTypeMember)
Parameters	Gets the parameter declarations for the method. (Inherited from CodeMemberMethod)
PrivateImplementationType	Gets or sets the data type of the interface this method, if private, implements a method of, if any. (Inherited from CodeMemberMethod)
ReturnType	Gets or sets the data type of the return value of the method. (Inherited from CodeMemberMethod)
ReturnTypeCustomAttributes	Gets the custom attributes of the return type of the method. (Inherited from CodeMemberMethod)
StartDirectives	Gets the start directives for the member. (Inherited from CodeTypeMember)
Statements	Gets the statements within the method. (Inherited from CodeMemberMethod)
TypeParameters	Gets the type parameters for the current generic method. (Inherited from CodeMemberMethod)
UserData	Gets the user-definable data for the current object. (Inherited from CodeObject)

Methods

Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object)
GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object)
GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object)

Events

PopulateImplementationTypes	An event that will be raised the first time the ImplementationTypes collection is accessed. (Inherited from CodeMemberMethod)
PopulateParameters	An event that will be raised the first time the Parameters collection is accessed. (Inherited from CodeMemberMethod)
PopulateStatements	An event that will be raised the first time the Statements collection is accessed. (Inherited from CodeMemberMethod)