Re: [DotGNU]TextWriter, 'standard' overriding (a little OT)

[Rhys Weatherley]

S11001001 wrote:

> So you can see, any Write call will eventually result in a recursive set,
> (char)->(String)->(char[])->(char[], int, int)->repeat.

This is a bug.  I missed the section that says "Write(char)" is
not implemented in "TextWriter".  i.e. it is the main "Write"
method that is supposed to be overridden in subclasses.
I've fixed this and checked in the new "TextWriter.cs" file.

> 2. Can you override methods AllTypes.xml doesn't say to? Can you NOT override
> methods AllTypes.xml tells you to?

Whatever the AllTypes.xml file says, that's how we need to
declare it.  It's odd that "Write(char)" is not abstract, but
that's just the way it is.

I suppose that theoretically one could inherit "TextWriter"
and only use "Write(string)" on the inherited class.  It would
be annoying to have to also override "Write(char)", given
that it will never be used.

Cheers,

Rhys.