Is it possible to store different subclasses in one array? C#

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1

Im trying to make my own inventory system in C#. What I want to do is have a single Generic List of all the items in the game. However, not all items have the same variables, obviously, and I think subclassing is the way to go. However, I cannot figure out how to store all the items with their separate values into preferably one array.

A simple demonstration of what I want to do:

public class BaseItem{
     public string name = "";
}

public class Weapon : BaseItem{
     public int damage = 10;
}

public class Potion : BaseItem{
     public int hpRestore = 50;
}

public List<?????> GameItems = new List<?????>();

GameItems.Add(new Weapon());
GameItems.Add(new Potion());

Is there any way to achieve this? All I have ended up with so far is errors and variables not appearing.
Any directional help is welcome.

2

You should be able to store them as a collection of a common base class. So…

var GameItems = new List<BaseItem>();
GameItems.Add(new Weapon());
GameItems.Add(new Potion());

Though, to access specific properties of each derived class, you’ll have to cast an element in your GameItems collection to the the specific type you’re after…