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4,364 Pointsnew vs override
Wouldn't it be more advantages of us to not create a method or field to override instead of using the new keyword?
Donald Azevedo
3,301 PointsDonald Azevedo
3,301 PointsThe only instance I can think the "new" approach would be appropriate is a circumstance where you need to access both the child's and the base's properties of the same type.
No doubt, it is hard to justify this redundancy in most circumstances.