> In article <1113433100.410067.110***@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, jw56***@gmail.com wrote:
>> Is it possible to call a method from a parent object, but have the
>> childs overriden method called instead of the base method?
>> I want several children objects to all call a certain method when they
>> are initialized, but they all have different implementations of that
>> method.
>> thanks
>>
>
> Two things...  If your talking about constructors - then, it doesn't
> matter because constructors are not inherited.  So, each child class
> will have it's own unique Sub New.
>
> If your talking about a method that is called from a parent reference,
> then you can do something like this:
>
> Option Strict On
> Option Explicit On
>
> Module Module1
>
>     Sub Main()
>         Dim p As Parent
>
>         p = New Child1
>         p.Method()
>
>         p = New Child2
>         p.Method()
>
>         p = New Child3
>         p.Method()
>     End Sub
>
>     Private MustInherit Class Parent
>         Public MustOverride Sub Method()
>     End Class
>
>     Private Class Child1
>         Inherits Parent
>
>         Public Overrides Sub Method()
>             Console.WriteLine("Child1")
>         End Sub
>     End Class
>
>     Private Class Child2
>         Inherits Parent
>
>         Public Overrides Sub Method()
>             Console.WriteLine("Child3")
>         End Sub
>     End Class
>
>     Private Class Child3
>         Inherits Parent
>
>         Public Overrides Sub Method()
>             Console.WriteLine("Child3")
>         End Sub
>     End Class
>
> End Module
>
> If none of this actually answers your question...  Hopefully someone
> else will understand what your asking better :)  Or, you can post some
> air-code that sort of shows off what you're trying to do.
>