method overriding, calling base methods

Question

In method overriding, where will i call the base methods, before of after the code?

Ex.

public override void Refresh()
{
    <code here>
    base.Refresh();
}

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public override void Refresh()
{
    base.Refresh();
    <code here>
}

 

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Answer 1

Depends on what you want to do.

If you for instance override the OnPaint Method of a Control, you will most likely draw some extra stuff after the base.OnPaint, or you might want to remove the baseclass call completely (often in a scenario where for instance OnPaintBackround is overridden and you simply want the program to do nothing at all at this event)

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Regards,

  Thorsten

Answer 2

Hi,

According to your logic you can wirte u r code.

public override void Refresh()
{
    base.Refresh();
    <code here>
}

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PS.Shakeer Hussain

Answer 3

Sometimes you will want to do the first, sometimes the second, sometimes you won't include the base call at all, sometimes you will have custom code both before and after the base call, and other times you may conditionally make the base method call.

It all depends on the specifics of the method you are overriding; how the base method works, and what you are attempting to do when you override it.

Answer 4

Sometimes you will want to do the first, sometimes the second, sometimes you won't include the base call at all, sometimes you will have custom code both before and after the base call, and other times you may conditionally make the base method call.

It all depends on the specifics of the method you are overriding; how the base method works, and what you are attempting to do when you override it.

How about overwriting WndProc

is it safer to call base.WndProc(ref m); before my code?

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Answer 5

Hi,

when overriding WndProc, you usually listen to special messages, so you would use a switch for that. And also usually you want to do something when that special message is processed. So most likely you would first place your code, and when that message comes do your stuff and maybe return out of the method with a result set to that message (like 1) and ignore the base-call (for this message) or call the base still after your processing.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.control.wndproc.aspx#Y351

Example:

http://windowsclient.net/blogs/faqs/archive/2006/05/30/how-do-i-prevent-the-contextmenu-from-being-displayed-on-certain-keyboard-keys-such-as-keys-apps.aspx

Regards,

  Thorsten

 

Answer 6

"How about overwriting WndProc"

Basically the answer is the same as my last answer.  You can do so many things when overriding a method like that.  There will be reasons for having your code first, reasons for having your code last, and reasons for always, or conditionally, not calling the base method.

Oh, and there's one more that I forgot.  There will be times where it really doesn't matter whether it's before or after the base call.  In reality, this makes up a significant portion of overridden methods.