Question

Possible Duplicate:
C# virtual static method

Idea:

public class Item
{
      public Vector2 Position;
      virtual static Sprite mySprite;
      public void Draw() {Draw mySprite at Position}
}

public class Couch:Item
{
      override static Sprite mySprite=someCouchImage;
}
public class Table:Item
{
      override static Sprite mySprite=someTableImage;
}

Explanation
There are many Tables and Couches in the game world, each with their unique Positions.
Each Table has the same Sprite as the next Table.
It seems silly that when I have 100 Tables, there are 100 Sprites.

Question
Is there a way so that all Tables share the same Sprite without having 100 Sprites (while also being referencable in the Item class?)

Answer 1

Obviously, C# doesn’t support this.
Here’s a simple way to achieve something pretty close:

public class Item
{
      public Vector2 Position;
      static Sprite mySprite;
      protected virtual Sprite getMySprite() { return mySprite; } // Virtualize getting the sprite
      public void Draw() {Draw getMySprite() at Position}
}

public class Couch:Item
{
      static Sprite mySprite=someCouchImage;
      override Sprite getMySprite() { return mySprite; } // Get the custom sprite
}
public class Table:Item
{
      static Sprite mySprite=someTableImage;
      override Sprite getMySprite() { return mySprite; } // Get the custom sprite
}