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POCalling "Base-Getter" in Overriding Getter of Property
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copied!<p>I have a base class "Parent" like this:</p> <pre><code>using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Text; namespace ConsoleApplication1 { class Parent { private int parentVirtualInt = -1; public virtual int VirtualProperty { get { return parentVirtualInt; } set { if(parentVirtualInt != value) { parentVirtualInt = value; } } } } } </code></pre> <p>and a child class like this:</p> <pre><code>using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Text; namespace ConsoleApplication1 { class Child : Parent { public override int VirtualProperty { get { if(base.VirtualProperty > 0) { throw new ApplicationException("Dummy Ex"); } return base.VirtualProperty; } set { if(base.VirtualProperty != value) { base.VirtualProperty = value; } } } } } </code></pre> <p>Note that the getter in Child is calling the getter of Parent (or at least this is what I intend).</p> <p>I now use the "Child" class by instantiating it, assigning a value (let's say 4) to its VirtualProperty and then reading the property again.</p> <pre><code>Child c = new Child(); c.VirtualProperty = 4; Console.Out.WriteLine("Child.VirtualProperty: " + c.VirtualProperty); </code></pre> <p>When I run this, I obviously get an ApplicationException saying "Dummy Ex". <strong>But</strong> if I set a breakpoint on the line</p> <pre><code>if(base.VirtualProperty > 0) </code></pre> <p>in Child and check the value of <code>base.VirtualProperty</code> (by hovering the mouse over it) <strong>before the exception can be thrown</strong> (I assume(d)), I already get the Exception. From this I convey that the statement <code>base.VirtualProperty</code> in the "Child-Getter calls itself"; kind of.</p> <p>What I would like to achieve is the same behavior I get when I change the definition of <code>parentVirutalInt</code> (in Parent) to protected and use <code>base.parentVirtualInt</code> in the Getter of Child instead of <code>base.VirtualProperty</code>. And I don't yet see why this is not working. Can anybody shed some light on this? I feel that overridden properties behave differently than overridden methods?</p> <p>By the way: I am doing something very similar with subclassing a class I do not have any control over (this is the main reason why my "workaround" is not an option).</p> <p>Kind regards</p>

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