ArrayList(ICollection) constructor & overriden ArrayList.AddRange().

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Hi,

I'm encountering a very simple issue with ArrayList constructor
and AddRange() method overriding.

I'm defining a class that extends ArrayList and contains one
overriden method: AddRange(ICollection).

public class Test:ArrayList
{
public Test(Array array): base(array)
{
}

public override void AddRange(ICollection c)
{
}
}

If I create an instance of Test:
Test t = new Test(new int[]{1,2,3});

I get
t.Count = 0 instead of t.Count = 3 (what I was naively expecting)

It looks like the ArrayList(ICollection) constructor invoke the
virtual method AddRange().

1/ I was wondering if this is the desired behavior ?

-- and if yes, do you have a pointer for the coding rules of
constructors versus virtual method calls usage ?

2 / Should'nt this specified in the ArrayList documentation ?

Thanks in advance for your help.
Sylvain
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