❔ Hierarchical data types and inheritance
I have a small file browser app, and I use view models to store the files (lazily loading child files when my view models' IsExpanded property is modified by the view).
But I'm struggling to find a way to avoid repeating the same code for the same type of files (as in, file extension like .zip) when those files are placed in special folder view models.
I have
But then I could have special files, like
And now the problem is that, I have to have 2 different types of
and there's no way to have some common base class for text documents, meaning I have to repeat the same code for both of those types. How can I get around this?
But I'm struggling to find a way to avoid repeating the same code for the same type of files (as in, file extension like .zip) when those files are placed in special folder view models.
I have
BaseTreeItemBasePhysicalTreeItemPhsyicalTreeFilePhsyicalTreeFolderBaseTreeItemBut then I could have special files, like
ZipTreeFileMyCustomCompressionTreeFileTextDocumentTreeFileZipTreeFilePhysicalTreeFolderBaseZipEntryViewModelBaseTreeItemAnd now the problem is that, I have to have 2 different types of
TextDocumentTreeFileand there's no way to have some common base class for text documents, meaning I have to repeat the same code for both of those types. How can I get around this?
