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Andreas Gruber
2,142 PointsI don't understand the task, can you please explain it in other words... Greets Andi
where should I create the type? In a new class? Sorry I don't understand this :)
namespace Treehouse.CodeChallenges
{
class Polygon
{
public readonly int NumSides;
public Polygon(int numSides)
{
NumSides = numSides;
}
}
}
1 Answer
Steven Parker
231,248 Points
Yes, you will be creating a new class named Square, which will inherit from Polygon. You might want to use the existing definition of the Polygon class as an example but remember your new class will have inheritance, and your constructor will explicitly call the base constructor and pass it a 4 for the number of sides.
Your Square will take the side length as an argument, just like Polygon takes the number of sides. It wlll also store it in a read-only variable.
Hopefully these hints will get you going. And don't hesitate to revisit the video if the concepts of inheritance are not clear yet.
Andreas Gruber
2,142 PointsThank you very much, it worked!!
Andreas Gruber
2,142 PointsAndreas Gruber
2,142 PointsThis is the question:
The Polygon class represents a 2 dimensional shape. It has a public field named NumSides. Create a new type of polygon called Square. It should have a public readonly field named SideLength that’s initialized using the constructor. Use base to initialize NumSides to 4.