VB Forum / VB Syntax / April 2009

How to access a property of the PARENT custom class instance from a CHILD
custom class instance.

Simply as a convenience for discussion ... let's assume

A Mammal has teeth
         Teeth are an array of Tooth's
                   From inside one instance of the TOOTH class ...
                   ... how do I get access to a property (Carnivore) in the
MAMMAL class?

'-------------------------------------------------------------
Public Class Mammal
   Private myTeeth As New Teeth()
   Public Sub New()
   End Sub
   Private pCarnivore As Boolean = False
   Public Property Carnivore() As Boolean
       Get
           Return pCarnivore
       End Get
       Set(ByVal value As Boolean)
           pCarnivore = value
       End Set
   End Property
End Class

'-------------------------------------------------------------
Public Class Teeth
   Private myTooth() As Tooth
   Public Sub New()
   End Sub
End Class

'-------------------------------------------------------------
Public Class Tooth
   Public Sub New()
   End Sub
   Private pLngth As Integer
   Public Property Lngth() As Integer
       Get
           Return pLngth
       End Get
       Set(ByVal value As Integer)
           pLngth = value
       End Set
   End Property

                   ===================
                   so right here ...
                   inside this instance of Tooth class ...
                   ... how can I discover if the parent Mammal is a
Carnivore?
                   ===================

End Class
'-------------------------------------------------------------