Question about Overriding Functions

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I have a base class then a subclass.

IF the base class has a OnTriggerEnter() function, how do I override that function with the subclass?

I thought, you have a base class, which you can declare it to be a virtual function, then down the line, you use override function.

THanks in advance.

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Answer by Mike 3 · Nov 10, 2010 at 11:17 AM

In c# you do it like you say:

public class Base : MonoBehaviour { protected virtual void OnTriggerEnter(Collider other) {} }

public class Child : Base { protected override void OnTriggerEnter(Collider other) {} }

In javascript you'd just use function for both:

class Base extends MonoBehaviour { function OnTriggerEnter(other : Collider) {} }

class Child extends Base { function OnTriggerEnter(other : Collider) {} }

or in unity 2.6's javascript:

class Base extends MonoBehaviour { virtual function OnTriggerEnter(other : Collider) {} }

class Child extends Base { virtual function OnTriggerEnter(other : Collider) {} }

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StephanK · Nov 10, 2010 at 12:02 PM 0

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Only that you can't have non-public virtual functions. But if you declare your OnTriggerEnter function public it will work.

Mike 3 · Nov 10, 2010 at 12:39 PM 0

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True, that was a thinko in my c# code. Protected is probably a better choice for the event functions though to stop you calling them manually