[SOLVED] How can I exit a child method from the parent method?

Unity Engine
1

Let’s say I have

public virtual void Activate(){
// Do stuff here
if (true){
return child.Activate();
}
}

public override void Activate(){
base.Activate();
}

2

bump

3

what?

You’re going to have to rephrase your question. I have no idea what you’re asking for.

Also, use code tags!

4

OK you know how you can use “return;” to exit the method and stop it from executing the rest of the code?
Well I want to stop the exution of the method from the parent method. Is this possible? I know I could easily do it by using a boolean in the child method but I don’t want to.

5

Not possible?

6

So you want to be able to say something like ‘super return’ in the parent class so that all operation of the call to the method stops?

public class BaseClass
{
    public virtual void Foo(bool condition)
    {
        Debug.Log("Doing some Foo work.");
   
        if(condition)
        {
            Debug.Log("Cancelling all foo work!");
            super return;
        }
       
        Debug.Log("Finishing Foo work in base.");
    }
}

public class ChildClass : BaseClass
{

    public override int Foo(bool condition)
    {
        Debug.Log("Overriding some Foo work BEFORE calling base.");
       
        base.Foo(condition);
       
        //this only will occur if 'condition' was false
        Debug.Log("Overriding some Foo work AFTER calling base.");
    }

}

Yeah, does NOT exist.

You’d have to implement this your own way… something like a referenced bool or something.

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7

Edit - rereading this and I think I was misunderstanding the question. Yea Im not sure what you are asking for exists.

8

Thanks. Exactly what I was talking about.