C# Member variable inheritance

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I'm a little new to C#, but I have a fairly extensive background in programming. What I'm trying to do: Define different MapTiles for a game. I've defined the base MapTile class like this: ``` public class MapTile { public Texture2D texture; public Rectangle mapRectangle; public MapTile(Rectangle rectangle) { this.mapRectangle = rectangle; } } ``` I then define a subclass GrassTile like this: ``` class GrassTile : MapTile { new Texture2D texture = Main.GrassTileTexture; new public Rectangle mapRectangle; public GrassTile(Rectangle rectangle) : base(rectangle) { this.mapRectangle = rectangle; } } ``` In my Main class I'm creating a new maptile like this: ``` Maptile testTile; testTile = new GrassTile(new Rectangle(0, 0, 50, 50); ``` However, when I try to render this testTile, its texture ends up being null. My code works fine if I define the texture inside MapTile, so it has nothing to do with my previous implementation of it. So how can I get GrassTile to be able to modify MapTile's…

Accepted Answer

Child class will inherit members of parent class. You don't need to specify them. Also it's better to use properties rather than public fields.

```
public class MapTile
{
    public Texture2D Texture { get; set; }
    public Rectangle MapRectangle { get; set; }

public MapTile(Rectangle rectangle)
    {
        MapRectangle = rectangle;
    }
}

public class GrassTile : MapTile
{    
    public GrassTile(Rectangle rectangle) : base(rectangle)
    {
        Texture = Main.GrassTileTexture;
    }
}
```

C# Member variable inheritance

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