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VISUAL BASIC.NET

Polymorphism using Abstract Classes in Visual Basic.NET 2005
By: Jagadish Chaterjee
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    2007-08-01

    Table of Contents:
  • Polymorphism using Abstract Classes in Visual Basic.NET 2005
  • Life without the Abstract class in Visual Basic 2005: continued
  • Defining and implementing abstract classes in Visual Basic 2005: abstract class
  • Defining and implementing abstract classes in Visual Basic 2005: child class
  • Defining and implementing abstract classes in Visual Basic 2005: child classes continued
  • Making use of Polymorphism using abstract classes in Visual Basic 2005

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    Polymorphism using Abstract Classes in Visual Basic.NET 2005 - Defining and implementing abstract classes in Visual Basic 2005: abstract class


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    A method which has only a signature (declaration) without any implementation can be called an abstract method.  Such methods, when declared, must be defined with "MustOverride." The abstract methods need to be overridden and implemented in child classes with the same signature that was defined in the parent classes. 

    Any class which has at least one abstract method must be called as an abstract class.  The abstract class must be defined with "MustInherit" if it has at least one abstract method. Note that the abstract class may contain several methods; a few of those may already be implemented (not abstract methods) and a few may not (abstract methods). It doesn't mean that abstract classes cannot contain any methods with implementation.

    Let us define an abstract class as follows:

    Public MustInherit Class Shape

      Private _x As Double

      Private _y As Double

     

      Public Sub New()

     

      End Sub

     

      Public Sub New(ByVal SingleValue As Double)

        Me.X = SingleValue

      End Sub

     

      Public Sub New(ByVal FirstValue As Double, ByVal SecondValue As Double)

        Me.X = FirstValue

        Me.Y = SecondValue

      End Sub

     

      Public Property X() As Double

        Get

          Return _x

        End Get

        Set(ByVal value As Double)

          _x = value

        End Set

      End Property

     

      Public Property Y() As Double

        Get

          Return _y

        End Get

        Set(ByVal value As Double)

          _y = value

        End Set

      End Property

     

      Public MustOverride Function GetArea() As Double

     

    End Class

    The above class is named "Shape" and is defined with "MustInherit;" that means it may have one or more abstract methods.  Besides normal members such as constructors, properties, fields, and so forth, it has a method declared as follows:

    Public MustOverride Function GetArea() As Double

    The above method is declared and defined without any code (or implementation).  It is simply declared with "MustOverride." Any method declared as "MustOverride" is an abstract method. A class must be defined as "MustInherit" if it has at least one "MustOverride" (abstract) method.

    The next section deals with the implementation of abstract methods.

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