Overloading an "External" Class?

Ok, my inheritance knowledge and fields in that area are not that great.


How can i overload a method of a class i have no control over?

For example, look at the following method:

Code:

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object.Equals( object objectA, object objectB )

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How could i add an overload to that, so anywhere i use that i can also use

Code:

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object.Equals( object objectA, object objectB,
        object objectC, object objectD )

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I do not want to modify the Equals function, this is just an example. Equals represents a method i did not make, and it exists somewhere else, but i want to simply add a couple overloads so i dont have to create my own Class & Method just to do what i could squeeze into that.

You can't (though, you'll be able to do that in C# 3.0 with extension methods). Your only real option is to make a class that inherits from object and adds your Equals method.

Code:

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class SmartObject: object
{
  public void Equals( object objectA, object objectB,
        object objectC, object objectD )
  {
     
  }
}

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bummer. Oh well, thanks for the quick reply :)