Overriding

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bruZard

(Posted 2012) [#1]

why i can't do that:

Class Foo
  Method Bar(x:Int)
    ' do dirty things with x
  End
End

Class FooBar Extends Foo
  Method Bar(x:Int, y:Int)
    ' x does dirty things with y
  End
End

muddy_shoes

(Posted 2012) [#2]

Monkey doesn't allow you to overload an inherited method. Why? I could hazard a guess as to the motivation, but it wouldn't help you.

You need to change the method name or bring your new method up the inheritance tree.

Jesse

(Posted 2012) [#3]

The method Bar needs to be identical in parameters for both methods base and extended. Apparently it's normal behavior.
I didn't like it either but I had to do a work around with my game. Such as:

Method bar(x:int=0,y:int = 0)

End Method

and apply it to both classes.