Question

i have another question open here on SO and after thinking about it, i may be approaching this in the wrong way.

i have 4 classes, that have the same properties and methods.
some of the classes, have their own properties and methods ( not overrides of the existing ones ).

currently i create each class as:

public class ClassOne
{
    public ClassOne()
    {
    }

    public int ID {get;set;}
    // More properties here

    public void Set(){
        // Do Stuff to save this
    }
    // More Methods here
}

cant i create one class that will generate all of the 4 classes?
and in the classes themselfs i only create specific properties/methods for that class?

repeating the code seems very odd to me, im sure there must be a way to do this, just dont know how.

Answer 1

As requested, more code, using interfaces and abstract classes:

An interface is just a blueprint, defining what properties and methods are required to be compatible with other “BaseClasses”

public interface IBaseClass
{
    public int ID {get;set;}    
    public void Set();
}

Abstract classes can contain code, but can not be instantiated, they are form of starting point for a class, but not a complete class themselves.

public abstract class ABaseClass : IBaseClass
{
    public int ID {get;set;}

    public void Set(){
        // Do Stuff to save 
    }    
}

Each class inherits from the abstract class and can then override and implement whatever it wants, customizing it however is necessary.

public class ClassOne : ABaseClass
{

}
public class ClassTwo : ABaseClass
{

}
public class ClassThree : ABaseClass
{

}
public class ClassFour : ABaseClass
{

}

ps. not entirely sure if my syntax is 100% correct