CodeBaseReferenceExpression Class
Represents a reference to the base class.
For a list of all members of this type, see CodeBaseReferenceExpression Members.
System.Object
System.CodeDom.CodeObject
System.CodeDom.CodeExpression
System.CodeDom.CodeBaseReferenceExpression
[Visual Basic] <Serializable> <ClassInterface(ClassInterfaceType.AutoDispatch)> <ComVisible(True)> Public Class CodeBaseReferenceExpression Inherits CodeExpression [C#] [Serializable] [ClassInterface(ClassInterfaceType.AutoDispatch)] [ComVisible(true)] public class CodeBaseReferenceExpression : CodeExpression [C++] [Serializable] [ClassInterface(ClassInterfaceType::AutoDispatch)] [ComVisible(true)] public __gc class CodeBaseReferenceExpression : public CodeExpression [JScript] public Serializable ClassInterface(ClassInterfaceType.AutoDispatch) ComVisible(true) class CodeBaseReferenceExpression extends CodeExpression
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
Remarks
CodeBaseReferenceExpression represents a reference to the base class of the current class. The base class is sometimes also known as the parent class or super class. References to the base class are commonly used when overriding a method or property in order to call the base class's implementation of that method or property. For example, an override of a ToString method that appends a string to the end of the base class's ToString method would call base.ToString() in C#.
Example
[Visual Basic, C#, C++] This example demonstrates using a CodeBaseReferenceExpression to reference a base class method.
[Visual Basic] ' Example method invoke expression uses CodeBaseReferenceExpression to produce ' a base.Dispose method call Dim methodInvokeExpression As New CodeMethodInvokeExpression( New CodeBaseReferenceExpression(), "Dispose", New CodeExpression() {}) ' A Visual Basic code generator produces the following source code for the preceeding example code: ' MyBase.Dispose [C#] // Example method invoke expression uses CodeBaseReferenceExpression to produce // a base.Dispose method call CodeMethodInvokeExpression methodInvokeExpression = // Creates a method invoke expression new CodeMethodInvokeExpression( // targetObject parameter can be a // base class reference new CodeBaseReferenceExpression(), // Method name and method parameter arguments "Dispose", new CodeExpression[] {}); // A C# code generator produces the following source code for the preceeding example code: // base.Dispose(); [C++] // Example method invoke expression uses CodeBaseReferenceExpression to produce // a base.Dispose method call CodeMethodInvokeExpression* methodInvokeExpression = // Creates a method invoke expression new CodeMethodInvokeExpression( // targetObject parameter can be a // base class reference new CodeBaseReferenceExpression(), // Method name and method parameter arguments S"Dispose", new CodeExpression*[]); // A C# code generator produces the following source code for the preceeding example code: // base.Dispose();
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Requirements
Namespace: System.CodeDom
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
See Also
CodeBaseReferenceExpression Members | System.CodeDom Namespace