Explicit Overrides
This topic discusses how to explicitly override a base class or interface member. A named (explicit) override should only be used to override a method with a derived method that has a different name.
function-declarator = type::function[,type::function] {
/* function definition */
}
function-declarator = function { /* function definition */ }
For information related to modifying the behavior of inherited types and inherited type members, see Override Specifiers.
For information about explicit overrides in native code or code compiled with /clr:oldSyntax, see Explicit Overrides (C++).
The following sample shows a simple, implicit override and implementation of a member in a base interface, not using explicit overrides.
// explicit_override_1.cpp
// compile with: /clr
interface struct I1 {
virtual void f();
};
ref class X : public I1 {
public:
virtual void f() {
System::Console::WriteLine("X::f override of I1::f");
}
};
int main() {
I1 ^ MyI = gcnew X;
MyI -> f();
}
The following sample shows how to implement all interface members with a common signature, using explicit override syntax.
// explicit_override_2.cpp
// compile with: /clr
interface struct I1 {
virtual void f();
};
interface struct I2 {
virtual void f();
};
ref struct X : public I1, I2 {
virtual void f() = I1::f, I2::f {
System::Console::WriteLine("X::f override of I1::f and I2::f");
}
};
int main() {
I1 ^ MyI = gcnew X;
I2 ^ MyI2 = gcnew X;
MyI -> f();
MyI2 -> f();
}
The following sample shows how a function override can have a different name from the function it is implementing.
// explicit_override_3.cpp
// compile with: /clr
interface struct I1 {
virtual void f();
};
ref class X : public I1 {
public:
virtual void g() = I1::f {
System::Console::WriteLine("X::g");
}
};
int main() {
I1 ^ a = gcnew X;
a->f();
}
The following sample shows an explicit interface implementation that implements a type safe collection.
// explicit_override_4.cpp
// compile with: /clr /LD
using namespace System;
ref class R : ICloneable {
int X;
virtual Object^ C() sealed = ICloneable::Clone {
return this->Clone();
}
public:
R() : X(0) {}
R(int x) : X(x) {}
virtual R^ Clone() {
R^ r = gcnew R;
r->X = this->X;
return r;
}
};
