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Extract Superclass refactoring

Last modified: 30 September 2021

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ReSharper_ExtractSuperclass

This refactoring allows you to extract certain members from a selected class into a new base class. The original class will extend the created base class.

If the current type already implements any interfaces, those interfaces can also be extracted into the new base class.

If you want to create an abstract class, mark at least one of the extracted method abstract.

In the example below, we extract an abstract class Shape from the existing class Circle:

ReSharper. Extract Superclass (Base class) refactoring

This feature is supported in the following languages and technologies:

The instructions and examples given here address the use of the feature in C#. For details specific to other languages, see corresponding topics in the ReSharper by language section.