C#: Creating an instance of an abstract class without defining new class

Question

I know it can be done in Java, as I have used this technique quite extensively in the past. An example in Java would be shown below. (Additional question. What is this techn

Answer 1

You are able to accomplish this with Mocking in .NET. However there is no in-language support for this feature, I think it will be available in C# 4.0. There are a number of libraries out there for Mocking, including:

• Moq
• RhinoMock

Answer 2

In short no, you have to define it as separate sub class. I think this feature is coming C# 4.0 though?

Edit: No it's not coming C# 4.0 I made that up.

Answer 3

Typically, problems that are solved with anonymous inner classes in Java are solved in a much cleaner fashion using delegates in .Net. Your example is a little too simplistic to determine your intent. If your intent by using the abstract class is to pass around a "behavior" think about just using an Action delegate instead.

public class StartHere{
   public static void main(string[] args){
      Action doStuff = () => Console.WriteLine("Did stuff");
      executeSomething(doStuff);
   }

   public static void executeSomething(Action action)
   {
      action();
   }
}