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Console.WriteLine("In master ctor ");

if (intensity > 10)

{

intensity = 10;

}

driverIntensity = intensity;

driverName = name;

}

...

}

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Now, ensure your Main() method exercises a Motorcycle object as follows:

static void Main(string[] args)

{

Console.WriteLine("***** Fun with class Types *****\n");

// Make a Motorcycle.

Motorcycle c = new Motorcycle(5);

c.SetDriverName("Tiny");

c.PopAWheely();

Console.WriteLine("Rider name is {0}", c.driverName);

Console.ReadLine();

}

With this, ponder the output in Figure 5-4.

Figure 5-4.

Constructor chaining at work

As you can see, the flow of constructor logic is as follows:

• We create our object by invoking the constructor requiring a single int.

• This constructor forwards the supplied data to the master constructor and provides any

additional startup arguments not specified by the caller.

• The master constructor assigns the incoming data to the object’s field data.

• Control is returned to the constructor originally called, and executes any remaining code

statements.

Great! At this point you are able to define a class with field data (aka member variables) and

various members that can be created using any number of constructors. Next up, let’s formalize the

role of the static keyword.