Override Default Constructor of Partial Class with Another Partial Class

Elijah_Manor_4481 0
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I don't think this is possible, but if is then I need it :)

I have a auto-generated proxy file from the wsdl.exe command line tool by Visual Studio 2008.

The proxy output is partial classes. I want to override the default constructor that is generated. I would rather not modify the code since it is auto-generated.

I tried making another partial class and redefining the default constructor, but that doesn't work. I then tried using the override and new keywords, but that doesn't work.

I know I could inherit from the partial class, but that would mean I'd have to change all of our source code to point to the new parent class. I would rather not have to do this.

Any ideas, work arounds, or hacks? 

//Auto-generated class
namespace MyNamespace {
   public partial class MyWebService : System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol {
      public MyWebService() {
         string myString = "auto-generated constructor";
         //other code...
      }
   }
}

//Manually created class in order to override the default constructor
namespace MyNamespace {
   public partial class MyWebService : System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol {
      public override MyWebService() { //this doesn't work
         string myString = "overridden constructor";
         //other code...
      }
   }
}
partial-classes overriding wsdl web-services c#
12 Answers

I had a similar problem, with my generated code being created by a DBML file (I'm using Linq-to-SQL classes).

In the generated class it calls a partial void called OnCreated() at the end of the constructor.

Long story short, if you want to keep the important constructor stuff the generated class does for you (which you probably should do), then in your partial class create the following:

partial void OnCreated()
{
    // Do the extra stuff here;
}
user_2344150

This is not possible. Partial classes are essentially parts of the same class; no method can be defined twice or overridden, and that includes the constructor.

You could call a method in the constructor, and only implement it in the other part file.

configurator_95360

You can't do this. I suggest using a partial method which you can then create a definition for. Something like:

public partial class MyClass{ 

    public MyClass(){  
        ... normal construction goes here ...
        AfterCreated(); 
    }

    public partial void OnCreated();
}

The rest should be pretty self explanatory.

EDIT:

I would also like to point out that you should be defining an interface for this service, which you can then program to, so you don't have to have references to the actual implementation. If you did this then you'd have a few other options.

jonnii_45900
user_56450

This is in my opinion a design flaw in the language. They should have allowed multiple implementations of one partial method, that would have provided a nice solution. In an even nicer way the constructor (also a method) can then also be simply be marked partial and multiple constructors with the same signature would run when creating an object.

The most simple solution is probably to add one partial 'constructor' method per extra partial class:

public partial class MyClass{ 

    public MyClass(){  
        ... normal construction goes here ...
        OnCreated1(); 
        OnCreated2(); 
        ...
    }

    public partial void OnCreated1();
    public partial void OnCreated2();
}

If you want the partial classes to be agnostic about each other, you can use reflection:

// In MyClassMyAspect1.cs
public partial class MyClass{ 

    public void MyClass_MyAspect2(){  
        ... normal construction goes here ...

    }

}

// In MyClassMyAspect2.cs
public partial class MyClass{ 

    public void MyClass_MyAspect1(){  
        ... normal construction goes here ...
    }
}

// In MyClassConstructor.cs
public partial class MyClass : IDisposable { 

    public MyClass(){  
       GetType().GetMethods().Where(x => x.Name.StartsWith("MyClass"))
                             .ForEach(x => x.Invoke(null));
    }

    public void Dispose() {
       GetType().GetMethods().Where(x => x.Name.StartsWith("DisposeMyClass"))
                             .ForEach(x => x.Invoke(null));
    }

}

But really they should just add some more language constructs to work with partial classes.

user_3659890

I'm not quite addressing the OP, but if you happen to be generating classes with the EntityFramework Reverse POCO Generator, there's a partial method called in the constructor which is handy for initializing things you're adding via partial classes on your own...

Generated by tool:

   [System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCode("EF.Reverse.POCO.Generator", "2.37.3.0")]
    public partial class Library {
        public string City { get; set; }
        public Library() {
            InitializePartial();
        }
        partial void InitializePartial();
    }

added by you:

    public partial class Library {
        List<Book> Books { get; set; }
        partial void InitializePartial() {
            Books = new List<Book>();
        }
    }

    public class Book {
        public string Title { get; set; }
    }
user_93170

Nothing that I can think of. The "best" way I can come up with is to add a ctor with a dummy parameter and use that:

public partial class MyWebService : System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol 
{
   public override MyWebService(int dummy) 
   { 
         string myString = "overridden constructor";
         //other code...
   }
}


MyWebService mws = new MyWebService(0);
user_127250
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