Why is it impossible to override a getter-only property and add a setter? [closed]

Answer 1

This is not impossible. You simply have to use the "new" keyword in your property. For example,

namespace {
    public class Base {
        private int _baseProperty = 0;

        public virtual int BaseProperty {
            get {
                return _baseProperty;
            }
        }

    }

    public class Test : Base {
        private int _testBaseProperty = 5;

        public new int BaseProperty {
            get {
                return _testBaseProperty;
            }
            set {
                _testBaseProperty = value;
            }
        }
    }
}

It appears as if this approach satisfies both sides of this discussion. Using "new" breaks the contract between the base class implementation and the subclass implementation. This is necessary when a Class can have multiple contracts (either via interface or base class).

Hope this helps