Question

I put my variables into a base class like this:

public class BaseController : Controller
{
    protected BaseViewModel vm { get; set; }
    protected IAccountService _account;
    protected IDataSourceService _dataSource;
    protected IPackageService _package;

Each controller currently does the following:

    private void InitializeServices(string ds, string ac = null, string pr = null, string pa = null, string co = null) {

        _dataSource = new DataSourceService();
        _account = new AccountService(ds);
        _product = new ProductService(ds);
        _package = new PackageService(ds);

But is there a way that I can now change this, put the method InitializeService into the base class and then call it from the derived class. If it’s possible then how would I call that method from the derived class and what would be the modifier for that class once it is inside the base class? Would that also be protected?

Answer 1

Just move the code for the method to the base class with a modifier of protected. You can then just call it from your derived class as though it was a member of that class (which it is by inheritance).