FontysICT-sem1

override ToString()

class Person {

   // Field
   private string name;

   // Property
   public string Name
   {
      get { return this.name; }
   }

   // ctor
   public Person(string name)
   {
      this.name = name;
   }

   public override string ToString()
   {
      return this.name;
   }
}

Programming tip: put your own objects in the user interface. By this we mean that you put objects themselves in the UI, not strings or other variables. For example, to add a Person object to a listbox:

listBox1.Items.Add(new Person("Sjakie"));

Use casting to retrieve the object from a UI control:

Person p = (Person)listBox1.Items[2];

Program a ToString() method into all your classes to ensure that you always have a good textual representation of your objects.

Extra

• video 57, kudvenkat, override ToString()
• docs.microsoft about ToString()
• docs.microsoft about ToString()
• pptx

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