Sorry it's C# (not VB), but is this what you mean? Both constructors are called.
- Ray using System; namespace ConsoleApplication { class Application { public class baseClass { public baseClass() { Console.WriteLine("base class constructor called"); } } public class derivedClass : baseClass { public derivedClass() { Console.WriteLine("derived class constructor called"); } } [STAThread] static void Main(string[] args) { derivedClass dc = new derivedClass(); } } } On Tue, 23 Apr 2002 14:06:07 -0500, franklin gray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >If I inherit an object that has a new sub and I don't create a new sub to call mybase.new, does it get called anyway? > >You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or >subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com. You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com.