Question

I have a method of type Rectangle and it needs to return:

True:

• The name of rectangle passed to the method

Else:

• Width and height of that rectangle

This is the method: public Rectangle ReturnStuff(Rectangle rect) {...stuff...};

I’ve tried loads of stuff – for example (Rectangle) rect.ToString(); ConvertToString/Int()…
but nothing seems to work.

Any tips?

Thanks

Answer 1

public Rectangle (Rectangle rect) {};

That ‘method’ is a constructor.

Override the Object ToString() and implement it the way you want. Call it from another class.

public override string ToString()
{
    return "Rectangle";
}

Might want to return things like width height etc.

EDIT:

As you’ve changed your questionf from a Copy Constructor to a method of return type Rectangle I should probably clarify.

If you want the rectangle being passed in do this: (don’t know why you had a semicolon on the end of the method…)

public void ManipulateRectangle(Rectangle rect) 
{
    rect.GetWidth(); //I don't know your rectangle class methods or data members.
    rect.GetHeight(); //etc.
}

Now if that’s not what your looking for and instead you want to get a rectangle (by passing in a rectangle? I’m not sure why – unless your manipulating it in some way) you have to actually return an object of type Rectangle.

public Rectangle ManipulateRectangle(Rectangle rect) 
{
    var newRectangle = new Rectangle();
    newRectangle.SetWidth(rect.GetHeight()); //ex manipulation

    return newRectangle;
}

Just for refrence try to make your questions a little more specific 🙂 It helps. Also names of methods, code that belongs in them, and what exactly you want to do should be included.