Overloaded constructors in C#

Question

Hi friends I want to know that If a base class has a number of overloaded constructors and an inheriting class has a number of overloaded constructors; can you enforce a call from an inherited constructor to a specific base constructor?

Vulpes · Answer

Yes you can as this simple example demonstrates: using System; class Parent { public Parent() { Console.WriteLine(Calling Parent's parameterless constructor); } public Parent(string message) { Console.WriteLine(message); } } class Child : Parent { public Child(): base(Calling Parent's constructor which takes a string) { Console.WriteLine(Calling Child's parameterless constructor); } public Child(string message) : base() { Console.WriteLine(message); } } class Test { static void Main() { Child c1 = new Child(); Console.WriteLine(); Child c2 = new Child(Calling Child's constructor which takes a string); Console.ReadKey(); } }