Call methods then base Class in ArrayList

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Need help, I have this sources:

C#

public MainDB : List<string>
{
List<string> X;
List<string> Y;
public MainDB()
{
X = new List<string>();
Y = new List<string>();
...??? A ???... //suppose base = new List<string>(); but doesnt works
}
public ...?? B ??... void Add(string Value) //Maybe void abstract or just void or anything, to avoid the conflicts between the base's List method and current method
{
X.Add(Value);
Y.Add(Value);
...??? C ???... //suppose base.Add(Value); but doesnt works
}
}

Anyone know how to solve the A, B, and C? A, B, and C are the base's List<string> I dont know how... Plus, the A suppose to be like this, but it doesnt work :

C#

base = new List<string>();

Here some example:

C#

MainDB test = new MainDB();
test.Add("hi");
test.Add("hello");
Console.WriteLine(test.X[0].ToString());
Console.WriteLine(test.Y[0].ToString());
Console.WriteLine(test[0].ToString());
Console.WriteLine(test.X[1].ToString());
Console.WriteLine(test.Y[1].ToString());
Console.WriteLine(test[1].ToString());

So the result will be:

C#

hi
hi
hi
hello
hello
hello

Posted 24-Jan-15 6:44am

marhazk

Updated 24-Jan-15 6:55am

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Thomas Daniels 24-Jan-15 12:48pm

"Anyone know how to solve the A, B, and C?"
What's A, B and C supposed to be?

marhazk 24-Jan-15 12:51pm

it's a A, B & C are the base's List<string>

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 24-Jan-15 13:05pm

Makes no sense. Base list is the one obtained by inheritance ("this"), but those are other lists. Why?
—SA

Zoltán Zörgő 24-Jan-15 13:01pm

Why does it seem to me much like this one: http://www.codeproject.com/Answers/869140/Class-return-overrided-Dictionary-string-object. It starts looking as a homework :(

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 24-Jan-15 13:03pm

This is not ArrayList, and this is good, using this obsolete class would be pointless. Just don't call it "ArrayList".
The question "how to solve A, B, C" makes no sense at all. You need to explain what you want to achieve.
—SA

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Ramza360 · Answer 1 · 2015-01-26T07:43:00

Not totally sure what you are asking here, except that you are extending the

C#

List<string>

class and want to basically have 3 lists in one.

I think if this is going to be used in other applications you should extend the

C#

List<T>

class to support generic types.

C#

public MainDB : List<string>
{
    private List<string> m_X;
    private List<string> m_Y;

    // Should have these properties and make the fields private
    public List<string> X {
        get {
            return m_X;
        }
    }
    public List<string> Y {
        get {
            return m_Y;
        }
    }

    /* By calling this constructor, technically the base constructor is already called. If you want to show it being called add the base() call after MainDB() like so*/
    public MainDB():base()
    {
        m_X = new List<string>();
        m_Y = new List<string>();
    }

    /* The List<t> and equally List<string> does not support overriding Add so you must specify the new keyword to essentially hide the base Add.*/
    public new void Add(string Value) 
    {
        m_X.Add(Value);
        m_Y.Add(Value);
        base.Add(Value);
    }
}