MyClass : MyAncestor
{
public MyClass(int Foo) : base(Foo + 1)
{
// implementation ommited
}
}
You can’t directly call the ancestor.
However you are allowed to make manipulations on the data.
You can even invoke static methods on the class that you are creating:
MyClass : MyAncestor
{
public MyClass(int Foo) : base(Bar(Foo))
{
// implementation ommited
}
static int Bar(int Foo)
{
return Foo + 1
}
}
This does allow a certain amount of flexibility.
However since static methods cannot be virtual you can’t quite reach the flexibility of Delphi.
Delphi would allow a virtual method to be called that can set values before the inherited constructor is called. This can be very useful in some situations.For example if the ancestor is creating a font you could have a descendant choose whether the font is bold.
