C# inheriting Awake()

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I have a Parent class:

 public class Base : MonoBehaviour
 {
     protected void Awake()
     {
         print("Do some stuff");
     }
 }

And a child class that derives from Base:

 public class Sub : Base
 {
     void Awake()
     {
         print("ALSO do this stuff!");
     }
 }

Unfortunately I'm still fairly new to programming and do not understand types such as abstract, virtual, etc. I only understand how to use private, public, and protected.

If you haven't figured it out already, what I want is for a base class to have something to do. Any class that derives from this should also do these things, and then do more stuff after it. I need this in the Awake() method so that it gets called when the object is instantiated.

Thanks for any help!

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Answer by numberkruncher · May 08, 2013 at 08:40 PM

 public class Base : MonoBehaviour {
     protected virtual void Awake() {
         print("Do some stuff");
     }
 }

 public class Sub : Base {
     protected override void Awake() {
         base.Awake();
         print("ALSO do this stuff!");
     }
 }

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cagezero · May 08, 2013 at 08:41 PM 1

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@numberkruncher's answer is correct. Check out this $$anonymous$$SDN doc on polymorphism to understand why:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms173152%28v=vs.80%29.aspx

Basically, your parent function needs to be marked as virtual, and the child as override. They will both also need the same access modifier, either protected or public.

Rabwin · May 08, 2013 at 08:43 PM 0

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Yeah I only just found that stuff one $$anonymous$$ute ago, marking you as correct answer

C# inheriting Awake()

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