I\'ll show a problem by example. There is a base class with fluent interface:
class FluentPerson
{
private string _FirstName = String.Empty;
private
public class FluentPerson
{
private string _FirstName = String.Empty;
private string _LastName = String.Empty;
public FluentPerson WithFirstName(string firstName)
{
_FirstName = firstName;
return this;
}
public FluentPerson WithLastName(string lastName)
{
_LastName = lastName;
return this;
}
public override string ToString()
{
return String.Format("First name: {0} last name: {1}", _FirstName, _LastName);
}
}
public class FluentCustomer
{
private string _AccountNumber = String.Empty;
private string _id = String.Empty;
FluentPerson objPers=new FluentPerson();
public FluentCustomer WithAccountNumber(string accountNumber)
{
_AccountNumber = accountNumber;
return this;
}
public FluentCustomer WithId(string id)
{
_id = id;
return this;
}
public FluentCustomer WithFirstName(string firstName)
{
objPers.WithFirstName(firstName);
return this;
}
public FluentCustomer WithLastName(string lastName)
{
objPers.WithLastName(lastName);
return this;
}
public override string ToString()
{
return objPers.ToString() + String.Format(" account number: {0}", _AccountNumber);
}
}
And invoke it using
var ss = new FluentCustomer().WithAccountNumber("111").WithFirstName("ram").WithLastName("v").WithId("444").ToString();