Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
Walter and I just discussed the matter of inheriting constructors. Our
thought on the issue:
a) If a class doesn't define any constructors and adds no fields,
inherit constructors. Example:
class MyException : Exception {}
b) If a class defines at least one constructor, do not inherit
constructors.
c) If a class doesn't define any constructors but does add at least a
non-static field -> undecided.
What do you think?
I like this. I think c should be a compile-time error.
Here's another use for annotations, in case you define new fields but
still want to inherit the constructors:
@InheritConstructors
class Foo : Bar {
}
