Inherited .Net Class ToString Not Overriding
I have created an inherited class "StorageMedium" from a base I called "DataTypes". StorageMedium has two properties, Name() and Capacity().
In the DataTypes object, which all other objects in the class library have been inherited from, I have suppressed the Equals, ReferenceEquals, GetHashCode, ToString and GetType functions so these functions are not browsable in the Visual Studio editor.
The purpose is due to the fact the class library will be eventually used by users are not "programmers", and I want to hide any unecessary code or functions they might come across.
I have a second Class that "creates" the instances of the StorageMedium:
Shared ReadOnly Property DVD() As StorageMedium
Get
Return New StorageMedium(NewMedium.DVD)
End Get
End Property
Shared ReadOnly Property CD() As StorageMedium
Get
Return New StorageMedium(NewMedium.CD)
End Get
End Property
On my webpage, I want to call the creation class and create instance of the StorageMedium and display the name and capacity as a string with the name and capacity
Response.Write(StorageMedium.Utils.DVD)
DVD: 4.7Gb
However, when I use the Response.Write method it displays the full class name
Response.Writ开发者_如何学编程e(StorageMedium.Utils.DVD)
LC.Utils.Convert.Computer.DataType.StorageMedium
It's fair to assume this is probably caused by the suppression of the basic Object functions, however, is there a way to "rehook-up" or recreate a default function to utilitise the ToString functionality without creating a property like "ToOutput" to display the object as required?
Thanks.
You could try this:
public class StorageMedium {
// Other code
public static implicit operator String(StorageMedium instance) {
return "StorageMedium"; // Or whatever string you prefer
}
}
Although overriding ToString() is obviously preferred.
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