Overriding the ToString() Method


using System;
   
public class Name {
  public string firstName;
  public string lastName;
   
  public Name(string firstName, string lastName) {
    this.firstName = firstName;
    this.lastName = lastName;
  }
   
  public void Display() {
    Console.WriteLine("firstName = " + firstName);
    Console.WriteLine("lastName = " + lastName);
  }
   
  // override the ToString() method
  public override string ToString() {
    return firstName + " " + lastName;
  }
}

class Test{
  public static void Main() {
    Name myName = new Name("T", "M");
    Name myOtherName = new Name("P", "B");
   
    // call the ToString() method for the Name objects
    Console.WriteLine("myName.ToString() = " + myName.ToString());
    Console.WriteLine("myOtherName.ToString() = " + myOtherName.ToString());
  }
}

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