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C# C# Objects Inheritance Inheritance

Mahyar Najizad
Mahyar Najizad
3,572 Points
Posted by Mahyar Najizad
Mahyar Najizad
3,572 Points

Problem

I don't know what is wrong with my code ?

Polygon.cs 
namespace Treehouse.CodeChallenges
{
    class Polygon
    {
        public readonly int NumSides;

        public Polygon(int numSides)
        {
            NumSides = numSides;
        }

     class Square : Polygon
     {
         public readonly int NumSides;
         public Square(int input) : base(4)
         {
            NumSides = input;
         }
     }
    }
}

1 Answer

Drake Matfield
Drake Matfield
15,714 Points
Drake Matfield
Drake Matfield
15,714 Points 
namespace Treehouse.CodeChallenges
{
    class Polygon
    {
        public readonly int NumSides;

        public Polygon(int numSides)
        {
            NumSides = numSides;
        }
    }
    class Square : Polygon
    {
        public readonly int SideLength;

        public Square(int sideLength): base(4)
        {
            SideLength = sideLength;
        }
    }
}
Drake Matfield
Drake Matfield
15,714 Points

I'm guessing you NumSides is trying to override the base class without it being virtual.