C# Can a base class property be invoked from derived class

Shahid picture Shahid · Feb 24, 2011 · Viewed 19.2k times · Source

I have a base class with a property which has a setter method. Is there a way to invoke the setter in the base class from a derived class and add some more functionality to it just like we do with overriden methods using the base keyword.

Sorry I should have added an example. Here is an example. Hope I get it right:

public class A 
{
    public abstract void AProperty 
    {
        set 
        {
            // doing something here
        }
    }
}

public class B : A 
{   
    public override void AProperty 
    {
        set 
        {
            // how to invoke the base class setter here

            // then add some more stuff here
        }
    }   
}

Answer

Paolo Falabella picture Paolo Falabella · Feb 24, 2011

EDIT: the revised example should demostrate the order of invocations. Compile as a console application.

class baseTest 
{
    private string _t = string.Empty;
    public virtual string t {
        get{return _t;}
        set
        {
            Console.WriteLine("I'm in base");
            _t=value;
        }
    }
}

class derived : baseTest
{
    public override string t {
        get { return base.t; }
        set 
        {
            Console.WriteLine("I'm in derived");
            base.t = value;  // this assignment is invoking the base setter
        }
    }
}

class Program
{

    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        var tst2 = new derived();
        tst2.t ="d"; 
        // OUTPUT:
        // I'm in derived
        // I'm in base
    }
}