Naming convention for non-virtual and abstract methods

Question

I frequently find myself creating classes which use this form (A):

abstract class Animal {
  public void Walk() {
    // TODO: do something before walking

    /         


        

Answer 1

Btw, is there a name for this design pattern?

Your first example uses aspects of the Template Method pattern and is similar to what Herb Sutter calls the "Non-virtual Interface Idiom":

• http://www.gotw.ca/publications/mill18.htm