How can I inherit properties of multiple object in C#

Asked Feb 23 '17 at 13:23

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I am looking for a way to inherit properties from multiple objects. This should be simple but I'm having a slow guy day! Here is what I want to do:

public class Base
{
    public string BaseProperty1 { get; set; }
    public string BaseProperty2 { get; set; }
}

public class Base2
{
    public string Base2Property1 { get; set; }
    public string Base2Property2 { get; set; }
}

public class Parent : Base, Base2 (this is not correct, of course)
{
    public string ParentProperty1 { get; set; }
    public string ParentProperty2 { get; set; }
}

The result is that Parent would have the properties of both Base and Base2. I am trying to avoid using an Interface to avoid extra coding to include the Interface properties manually.

edited Feb 23 '17 at 13:26

asked Feb 23 '17 at 13:23

chrisdyck

in C# inheriting multiple classes is not allowed – Ehsan Sajjad Feb 23 '17 at 13:24
you have to have base2 inherit from base, or define an interface with these on – Callum Linington Feb 23 '17 at 13:24
Use interfaces which are workarounds for not allowing multiple inheritance – Fabio Feb 23 '17 at 13:25
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@EhsanSajjad i think he already knows that :P – Callum Linington Feb 23 '17 at 13:25
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@CallumLinington may be he forgot as he had a slow day today :D – Ehsan Sajjad Feb 23 '17 at 13:26
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What happens if both `Base1` and `Base2` have a `SomeProperty` property? Which one will be used? If you set `Parent.SomeProperty` which one will be set? There is a reason that most languages don't support multiple inheritance – Panagiotis Kanavos Feb 23 '17 at 13:28
Yeah, the Interface method just seems to create more work! May be the only option... One of the perils of C#. I love the language both this has bugged me for years – chrisdyck Feb 23 '17 at 13:36
@PanagiotisKanavos The idea of inheritance is to not duplicate efforts. The classes should not override the base properties – chrisdyck Feb 23 '17 at 13:38
@CallumLinington yep :) – chrisdyck Feb 23 '17 at 13:38

How can I inherit properties of multiple object in C#

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