Properties with Methods

[scott1010]

Hello,

I am sure this is easy, but I am not sure what to search for but I am looking to be able to do something like:

MyObject.MyProperty = "1234F";
MyObject.MyProperty.IsValid();
MyObject.MyProperty.MyOtherMethod();

I want to be able to add methods to properties of different types such as Strings, Ints and GUIDs.

Cheers,
Scott

[cloud255]

Hi

Well it is pretty straight forward, you have to create a class which has properties (variables) and methods (functions).

Hope this helps, feel free to post if the above msdn links don't help you achieve what you want to.

[Curtis Rutland]

So consider this code:

//CLASS B
public class B
{
  public float Value { get; set; }
  public bool IsValid
  {
    get
    {
      //use whatever logic you need here
      return Value > 0;
    }
  }
  public void MyOtherMethod()
  {
    //do whatever
  }
}


///CLASS A
public class A
{
  public B MyProperty { get; set; }
  
  public A ()
  {
    MyProperty = new B();
  }
}

You create a class "A" that has all the properties you need. Then you create your class "B" which has a property of type "A". That should do what you need.

Note that in my example, "IsValid" is a property, not a method, and wouldn't need () when called.

[Christian Binder]

Hi,

you could also use Extension-Methods to solve your problem if you are using .NET 3.5.
With this you can add Methods to the Integer-Type for example, wo you would be able to do:

int myInt = 0; 
myInt.IsValid()

But i would prefer using something like insertAlias' example. You could overload the Implicit Conversion Operator, so you could directly assign the float like you did in your example

MyObject.MyProp erty = "1234F";

instead of using the .Value-property of class B