✅ Refering to Generic Base Class
struct MyStruct1 : IStruct
struct MyStruct2 : IStruct
abstract class MyBaseClass<TStruct> where TStruct : IStruct {
TStruct storedVar;
public void Foo(TStruct x) { storedVar = x; }
[many methods to be inherited. None have TStruct arguments. Some use storedVar.]
}
class MyClass1 : MyBaseClass<MyStruct1> {
1-3 unique methods specifically needing MyStruct1 }
class MyClass2 : MyBaseClass<MyStruct2> {
1-3 unique methods specifically needing MyStruct2 }
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I want to:
1) Avoid boxing with storedVar
2) I want to be able to make collections that can hold a mixture of the derived types, and call the abstract BaseClass methods without downcasting.
So far, I have been using an interface to tack on to MyBaseClass, but it seems like a very hacky solution, and forces some property getters to be public (that I would rather be protected).
Any suggestions on how to do this? I think an abstract nongeneric base class (for generic base class to derive from) is the answer, but I don’t know how to avoid boxing storedVar as an Istruct if I do that.
struct MyStruct2 : IStruct
abstract class MyBaseClass<TStruct> where TStruct : IStruct {
TStruct storedVar;
public void Foo(TStruct x) { storedVar = x; }
[many methods to be inherited. None have TStruct arguments. Some use storedVar.]
}
class MyClass1 : MyBaseClass<MyStruct1> {
1-3 unique methods specifically needing MyStruct1 }
class MyClass2 : MyBaseClass<MyStruct2> {
1-3 unique methods specifically needing MyStruct2 }
——-
I want to:
1) Avoid boxing with storedVar
2) I want to be able to make collections that can hold a mixture of the derived types, and call the abstract BaseClass methods without downcasting.
So far, I have been using an interface to tack on to MyBaseClass, but it seems like a very hacky solution, and forces some property getters to be public (that I would rather be protected).
Any suggestions on how to do this? I think an abstract nongeneric base class (for generic base class to derive from) is the answer, but I don’t know how to avoid boxing storedVar as an Istruct if I do that.
