Question

In the following code

// MVVM Views part class
public partial class DashBoard : UserControl
{
    public DashBoard()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
        this.DataContext = new DashBoardViewModel();
    }
}

Could we use base.DataContext instead this.DataContext. In which case could we use base instead of this?

Answer 1

It’s usually clearer to use this. You normally only specify base when you want to explicitly call a base class constructor or the base implementation of an overridden method or property.

Using base.DataContext would work, but it would might imply that this.DataContext would mean something different.