Top "Base-class" questions

Creating a singleton in Python

This question is not for the discussion of whether or not the singleton design pattern is desirable, is an anti-pattern, …

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Does delete on a pointer to a subclass call the base class destructor?

I have an class A which uses a heap memory allocation for one of its fields. Class A is instantiated …

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Interface vs Base class

When should I use an interface and when should I use a base class? Should it always be an interface …

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Is it possible to assign a base class object to a derived class reference with an explicit typecast?

Is it possible to assign a base class object to a derived class reference with an explicit typecast in C#?. …

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How to hide an inherited property in a class without modifying the inherited class (base class)?

If i have the following code example: public class ClassBase { public int ID { get; set; } public string Name { get; set; } } …

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Will the base class constructor be automatically called?

class Person { public int age; public Person() { age = 1; } } class Customer : Person { public Customer() { age += 1; } } Customer customer = new Customer(); Would the …

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How to resolve "pure virtual method called"

I understand why this is happening, but I'm stuck trying to resolve it...here is what my code is doing …

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C# Class naming convention: Is it BaseClass or ClassBase or AbstractClass

What is the recommended approach to naming base classes? Is it prefixing the type name with "Base" or "Abstract" or …

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How do I call a derived class method from the base class?

I have read several similar questions about this but none seem to solve the problem I am facing. The typical …

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Cast base class to derived class python (or more pythonic way of extending classes)

I need to extend the Networkx python package and add a few methods to the Graph class for my particular …

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