How to access method within the same class in C#

also it wont go to the method unless you call it , and i don't see you calling it in ctor

do you meant lk this:
but i'm getting the error msg  'AbstractSyntax.CProgram.toString()': no suitable method found to override

public CProgram(List<Declaration> d, List<Statement> b)
        {
            decpart = d;
            body = b;
            toString();
        }

        public override String toString()
        {
            return toStringIndented("");
        }
        public String toStringIndented(String indent)
        {
            string result = indent + "Program(\n";
            foreach(var item in decpart)
                result = result + item.toStringIndented(indent + "  ")  + ",\n";
            foreach(var item in body)
                result = result + item.toStringIndented(indent + "  ")  + ",\n";
            Console.WriteLine(result + indent + ")");
            return result  + indent + ")";
        }

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you are missing the override keyword

hmm what's the difference between toString() and ToString()?
and i got the error msg of:
Unhandled Exception: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
 At Cprogram.cs line 19, 24, 30
 At Declaration.cs line 27

using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;

namespace AbstractSyntax
{
    public class CProgram
    {
        List<Declaration> decpart = new List<Declaration>();
        List<Statement> body = new List<Statement>();

        public CProgram(List<Declaration> d, List<Statement> b)
        {
            decpart = d;
            body = b;
            ToString();
        }

        public override String ToString()
        {
            return toStringIndented("");
        }
        public String toStringIndented(String indent)
        {
            string result = indent + "Program(\n";
            foreach(var item in decpart)
                result = result + item.toStringIndented(indent + "  ")  + ",\n";
            foreach(var item in body)
                result = result + item.toStringIndented(indent + "  ")  + ",\n";
            Console.WriteLine(result + indent + ")");
            return result  + indent + ")";
        }
    }
}

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Declaration.cs

public class Declaration
    {
        public List<Declaration> decl = null;

        public Declaration()
        {

        }

        public Declaration(List<Declaration> Declarations)
        {
            this.decl = Declarations;
            ToString();
        }

        public override String ToString()
        {
            return toStringIndented("");
        }

        public String toStringIndented(String indent)
        {
            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
            sb.Append(indent);
            sb.Append("Declarations(\n");
            int i = 0;
            foreach (Declaration s in decl)
            {
                sb.Append(this.toStringIndented(indent + "  "));
                i++;
                if (i == decl.Count)
                    sb.Append("\n");
                else
                    sb.Append(",\n");
            }
            sb.Append(indent);
            sb.Append(")");
            return sb.ToString();
        }
    }

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can u check if "item" is null at line 30.

ToString is declared in object and you are overriding in ur class(using the override key word) while as toString will be a new method in ur class method naes are cases sensitive(no need for override key word).

sorry didnt see the second part, check if decl is null @ line 27 in Declaration.cs

hmmm i'm having quite alot of classes... and each class i do have a toString() and toStringIndented() method in it? do i need to change all with public override ToString()?
and how do i check if is null?

that wont be needed you can keep it as  toString() , the o/p in the console was not coming because you didn't call it @ ctor.

see code below for null chk , if you have any other classes implemeting toStringIndented you will have to do the same check there as well

 public String toStringIndented(String indent)
        {
            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
            sb.Append(indent);
            sb.Append("Declarations(\n");
            int i = 0;
if(decl != null)
{
            foreach (Declaration s in decl)
            {
                sb.Append(this.toStringIndented(indent + "  "));
                i++;
                if (i == decl.Count)
                    sb.Append("\n");
                else
                    sb.Append(",\n");
            }
}
            sb.Append(indent);
            sb.Append(")");
            return sb.ToString();
        }

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okay looks like the item is null cause i got the below output:
Program (
   Declarations (
      ),
)

and it also go till decpart but not body because statement is not printed out after declarations.
so where is the issue actually?

below is part of my parser.cs

public CProgram program()
        {
            match(Token.TokenType.Int);
            match(Token.TokenType.Main);
            match(Token.TokenType.LeftParen);
            match(Token.TokenType.RightParen);
            match(Token.TokenType.LeftBrace);
            List<Declaration> decls = declarations();
            List<Statement> stmts = statements();
            match(Token.TokenType.RightBrace);

            CProgram p = new CProgram(decls, stmts);
          
            if (error_flag == false)
                Console.WriteLine("No Syntax Error. Comgratulation!");

            return p;
        }

        private List<Declaration> declarations()
        {
            List<Declaration> ds = new List<Declaration>();
            List<Declaration> dsl = new List<Declaration>();
            while (current_token.getType() == Token.TokenType.Int ||
                current_token.getType() == Token.TokenType.Float ||
                current_token.getType() == Token.TokenType.Char ||
                current_token.getType() == Token.TokenType.Bool)
            {
                dsl = declaration();
                ds.AddRange(dsl);
            }
            return ds; 
        }

        private List<Declaration> declaration()
        {
            List<Declaration> result = new List<Declaration>();
            Type t = type();
            Variable v = new Variable(match(Token.TokenType.Identifier));

            if (current_token.getType() == Token.TokenType.LeftBracket)
            {
                match(Token.TokenType.LeftBracket);
                int i = Convert.ToInt32(match(Token.TokenType.IntLiteral));
                match(Token.TokenType.RightBracket);
                ArrayDecl ad = new ArrayDecl(v, t, i);
                result.Add(ad);
            }
            else
            {
                VariableDecl vd = new VariableDecl(v, t);
                result.Add(vd);
            }

            while (current_token.getType() == Token.TokenType.Comma)
            {
                match(Token.TokenType.Comma);
                Variable v1 = new Variable(match(Token.TokenType.Identifier));
                if (current_token.getType() == Token.TokenType.LeftBracket)
                {
                    match(Token.TokenType.LeftBracket);
                    int i = Convert.ToInt32(match(Token.TokenType.IntLiteral));
                    match(Token.TokenType.RightBracket);
                    ArrayDecl ad = new ArrayDecl(v1, t, i);
                    result.Add(ad);
                }
                else
                {
                    VariableDecl vd2 = new VariableDecl(v1, t);
                    result.Add(vd2);
                }
            }

            match(Token.TokenType.Semicolon);

            return result;
        }

        private Type type()
        {
            Type t = null;
            switch (current_token.getType())
            {
                case Token.TokenType.Int:
                case Token.TokenType.Char:
                case Token.TokenType.Float:
                case Token.TokenType.Bool:
                    t = new Type(current_token.toString());
                    current_token = mylexer.next();
                    return t;
                default:
                    Console.WriteLine("Syntax error: line " + mylexer.getCurrentLine() + " expecting: int, char, bool, or float" + "; saw: " + current_token.getType() + "value is " + current_token.toString());
                    current_token = mylexer.next();
                    error_flag = true;
                    break;
            }

            return t;
        }

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it seems like the problem happens here:
it goes to the default constructor but not the constructor with parameter(where i'm passing the declarations into decl), that causes decl to be null?
so how should i deal with this prob?
can anyone help?

public class Declaration
    {
        public List<Declaration> decl = null;

        public Declaration()
        {
            
        }

        public Declaration(List<Declaration> Declarations)
        {
            this.decl = Declarations;
        }

        public String toString()
        {
            return toStringIndented("");
        }

        public String toStringIndented(String indent)
        {
            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
            sb.Append(indent);
            sb.Append("Declarations(\n");
            int i = 0;
            if (decl != null)
            {
                foreach (Declaration s in decl)
                {
                    sb.Append(this.toStringIndented(indent + "  "));
                    i++;
                    if (i == decl.Count)
                        sb.Append("\n");
                    else
                        sb.Append(",\n");
                }
            }
            sb.Append(indent);
            sb.Append(")");
            return sb.ToString();
        }
    }

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in my parser.cs, i'm actually passing a list of declarations:

public CProgram program()
        {
            Console.WriteLine("The program main has the following statements:");
            match(Token.TokenType.Int);
            match(Token.TokenType.Main);
            match(Token.TokenType.LeftParen);
            match(Token.TokenType.RightParen);
            match(Token.TokenType.LeftBrace);
            List<Declaration> decls = declarations();
            List<Statement> stmts = statements();
            match(Token.TokenType.RightBrace);

            CProgram p = new CProgram(decls, stmts);
          
            if (error_flag == false)
                Console.WriteLine("No Syntax Error. Comgratulation!");

            return p;
        }

        private List<Declaration> declarations()
        {
            List<Declaration> ds = new List<Declaration>();
            List<Declaration> dsl = new List<Declaration>();
            while (current_token.getType() == Token.TokenType.Int ||
                current_token.getType() == Token.TokenType.Float ||
                current_token.getType() == Token.TokenType.Char ||
                current_token.getType() == Token.TokenType.Bool)
            {
                dsl = declaration();
                ds.AddRange(dsl);
            }
            return ds; 
        }

        private List<Declaration> declaration()
        {
            List<Declaration> result = new List<Declaration>();
            Type t = type();
            Variable v = new Variable(match(Token.TokenType.Identifier));

            if (current_token.getType() == Token.TokenType.LeftBracket)
            {
                match(Token.TokenType.LeftBracket);
                int i = Convert.ToInt32(match(Token.TokenType.IntLiteral));
                match(Token.TokenType.RightBracket);
                ArrayDecl ad = new ArrayDecl(v, t, i);
                result.Add(ad);
            }
            else
            {
                VariableDecl vd = new VariableDecl(v, t);
                result.Add(vd);
            }

            while (current_token.getType() == Token.TokenType.Comma)
            {
                match(Token.TokenType.Comma);
                Variable v1 = new Variable(match(Token.TokenType.Identifier));
                if (current_token.getType() == Token.TokenType.LeftBracket)
                {
                    match(Token.TokenType.LeftBracket);
                    int i = Convert.ToInt32(match(Token.TokenType.IntLiteral));
                    match(Token.TokenType.RightBracket);
                    ArrayDecl ad = new ArrayDecl(v1, t, i);
                    result.Add(ad);
                }
                else
                {
                    VariableDecl vd2 = new VariableDecl(v1, t);
                    result.Add(vd2);
                }
            }

            match(Token.TokenType.Semicolon);

            return result;
        }

        private Type type()
        {
            Type t = null;
            switch (current_token.getType())
            {
                case Token.TokenType.Int:
                case Token.TokenType.Char:
                case Token.TokenType.Float:
                case Token.TokenType.Bool:
                    t = new Type(current_token.toString());
                    current_token = mylexer.next();
                    return t;
                default:
                    Console.WriteLine("Syntax error: line " + mylexer.getCurrentLine() + " expecting: int, char, bool, or float" + "; saw: " + current_token.getType() + "value is " + current_token.toString());
                    current_token = mylexer.next();
                    error_flag = true;
                    break;
            }

            return t;
        }

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in my abstractsyntax.cs (i have CProgram, Declaration, VariableDecl, ArrayDecl... class):

public class CProgram
    {
        List<Declaration> decpart = new List<Declaration>();
        List<Statement> body = new List<Statement>();

        public CProgram(List<Declaration> d, List<Statement> b)
        {
            decpart = d;
            body = b;
            ToString();
        }

        public override String ToString()
        {
            return toStringIndented("");
        }
        public String toStringIndented(String indent)
        {
            string result = indent + "Program(\n";
            foreach (var item in decpart)
                result = result + item.toStringIndented(indent + "  ") + ",\n";
            foreach (var item in body)
                result = result + item.toStringIndented(indent + "  ") + ",\n";
            Console.WriteLine(result + indent + ")");
            return result + indent + ")";
        }
    }

public class Declaration
    {
        public List<Declaration> decl = null;

        public Declaration()
        {

        }

        public Declaration(List<Declaration> Declarations)
        {
            this.decl = Declarations;

        }

        public String toString()
        {
            return toStringIndented("");
        }

        public String toStringIndented(String indent)
        {
            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
            sb.Append(indent);
            sb.Append("Declarations(\n");
            int i = 0;
            if (decl != null)
            {
                foreach (Declaration s in decl)
                {
                    sb.Append(this.toStringIndented(indent + "  "));
                    i++;
                    if (i == decl.Count)
                        sb.Append("\n");
                    else
                        sb.Append(",\n");
                }
            }
            sb.Append(indent);
            sb.Append(")");
            return sb.ToString();
        }
    }
public class VariableDecl : Declaration
    {
        Variable v = null;
        Type t = null;

        public VariableDecl(List<Declaration> Declarations)
            : base(Declarations)
        {

        }

        public VariableDecl(Variable v1, Type t1)
            : base()
        {
            v = v1;
            t = t1;
            toString();
        }

        public new String toString()
        {
            return toStringIndented("");
        }

        public new String toStringIndented(String indent)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Variable Declaration: " + v.toString() + " " + t.toString());
            return indent + "Variable Declaration: " + v.toString() + " " + t.toString();
        }
    }

public class ArrayDecl : Declaration
    {
        Variable v = null;
        Type t = null;
        int size = 0;

        public ArrayDecl(List<Declaration> Declarations)
            : base(Declarations)
        {

        }

        public ArrayDecl(Variable v1, Type t1, int size1)
            : base()
        {
            v = v1;
            t = t1;
            size = size1;
            toString();
        }

        public new String toString()
        {
            return toStringIndented("");
        }

        public new String toStringIndented(String indent)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Variable Declaration: " + v.toString() + " " + t.toString() + " size is " + size);
            return indent + "Variable Declaration: " + v.toString() + " " + t.toString() + " size is " + size;
        }
    }

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if u see line 30 of parser, u are calling the default ctor... thts y ur decl i null..

if u remove the default ctor it will start start throwing error where ever u have it.

but dsl = declaration(); is actually calling the below declaration method not the abstractsytanx.Declaration right?

hmmm i was trying to print out each item in the decpart in CProgram.cs instead of passing to Declaration class(toStringIndented method)...
            foreach (Declaration item in decpart)
                Console.WriteLine(item);

but it prints out AbstractSyntax.VariableDecl instead of the value.
can't really think of any idea to print out list of declarations at a time, any idea?

    public class CProgram
    {
        private List<Declaration> decpart = new List<Declaration>();

        private List<Statement> body = new List<Statement>();

        public CProgram(List<Declaration> d, List<Statement> b)
        {
            decpart = d;
            body = b;
            ToString();
        }

        public override String ToString()
        {
            return toStringIndented("");
        }
        public String toStringIndented(String indent)
        {

            string result = indent + "Program(\n";
            foreach (Declaration item in decpart)
                Console.WriteLine(item);
                //result = result + item.toStringIndented(indent + "  ")  + ",\n";
            foreach(var item in body)
                result = result + item.toStringIndented(indent + "  ")  + ",\n";
            //Console.WriteLine(result + indent + ")");
            return result  + indent + ")";
        }

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for this to work "Console.WriteLine(item);" you need to implement ToString method in your classes like i have told you before, note that here method names are CASE SENSITIVE, so toString is not ToString.

i do have the ToString method in CProgram (see the code that i last posted)

but you are doing Concole.WriteLine on decl and  ToString is not overridden there

hmm sorry i'm abit confused which one are u referring to: the CProgram or the Declaration?
my Console.WriteLine is supposed to be in decpart (in CProgram)?

CProgram.cs:

public class CProgram
    {
        private List<Declaration> decpart = new List<Declaration>();

        private List<Statement> body = new List<Statement>();

        public CProgram(List<Declaration> d, List<Statement> b)
        {
            decpart = d;
            body = b;
            ToString();
        }

        public override String ToString()
        {
            return toStringIndented("");
        }
        public String toStringIndented(String indent)
        {
            string result = indent + "Program(\n";
            //Console.WriteLine(result);
            foreach (Declaration item in decpart)
            {
                result = result + item.toStringIndented(indent + "  ") + ",\n";
                //Console.WriteLine(item);
            }
            foreach(var item in body)
                result = result + item.toStringIndented(indent + "  ")  + ",\n";
            //Console.WriteLine(result + indent + ")");
            return result  + indent + ")";
        }
    }

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Declaration.cs:

public class Declaration
    {
        public List<Declaration> decl = null;

        public Declaration()
        {

        }

        public Declaration(List<Declaration> Declarations)
        {
            this.decl = Declarations;
        }


        public String toString()
        {
            return toStringIndented("");
        }

        public String toStringIndented(String indent)
        {
            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
            sb.Append(indent);
            sb.Append("Declarations(\n");
            int i = 0;
            if (decl != null)
            {
                //Console.WriteLine("decl is not NULL!");
                foreach (Declaration s in decl)
                {
                    sb.Append(s.toStringIndented(indent + "  "));
                    i++;
                    if (i == decl.Count)
                        sb.Append("\n");
                    else
                        sb.Append(",\n");
                }
            }
            sb.Append(indent);
            sb.Append(")");
            return sb.ToString();
        }
    }

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in your previous post @ CProgram Line 23, there was a Console.WriteLine on item which was of type declaration, in the latest one this is not there. so this should work

but when i try to print out from Declaration.cs: it doesn't print out anything?

        public String toString()
        {
            return toStringIndented("");
        }

        public String toStringIndented(String indent)
        {
            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
            sb.Append(indent);
            sb.Append("Declarations(\n");
            int i = 0;
            if (decl != null)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("decl is not NULL!");
                foreach (Declaration s in decl)
                {
                    sb.Append(s.toStringIndented(indent + "  "));
                    i++;
                    if (i == decl.Count)
                        sb.Append("\n");
                    else
                        sb.Append(",\n");
                }
            }
            sb.Append(indent);
            sb.Append(")");
            Console.WriteLine(sb.ToString());
            return sb.ToString();
        }

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are you sure

if (decl != null)
            {

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is passing ?

what get printed when u run the application

so trying another method to print out from CProgram but it doesn't prints out the value instead it prints out smt like AbstractSyntax.VariableDecl

        public override String ToString()
        {
            return toStringIndented("");
        }
        public String toStringIndented(String indent)
        {
            string result = indent + "Program(\n";
            foreach (Declaration item in decpart)
                result = result + item.ToString() + ",\n"; <---this line
            foreach(var item in body)
                result = result + item.toStringIndented(indent + "  ")  + ",\n";
            Console.WriteLine(result + indent + ")");
            return result  + indent + ")";

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change line 9 to

result = result + item.toString()

remeber method names are case sennsitive

this will call the Declaration.toString() and hence nothing is printed out...
because my decl is null, so how can i pass the decpart(list of declarations from CProgram to Declaration), i actually have a constructor in Declaration that takes a parameter:

        public Declaration(List<Declaration> Declarations)
        {
            this.decl = Declarations; <-- this nvr called, that's why my decl is null
        }

i dont see anywhere in ur code where u are using the second ctr u need to call it thus

Declaration temp = new Declaration( this is what u need to pass to decl );

if u call it like this

Declaration temp = new Declaration();

it will always call the default ctr.

hmm okay so now i have smt like this but it doesn't print out the value too (instead it prints out AbstractSyntax.VariableDecl in Declaration)

public class CProgram
    {
        private List<Declaration> decpart = new List<Declaration>();

        private List<Statement> body = new List<Statement>();

        public CProgram(List<Declaration> d, List<Statement> b)
        {
            decpart = d;
            body = b;
            ToString();
        }

        public override String ToString()
        {
            return toStringIndented("");
        }
        public String toStringIndented(String indent)
        {
            
            string result = indent + "Program(\n";
            Declaration temp = new Declaration(decpart);
            result = result + temp;

            foreach (var item in body)  <--ignore
                result = result + item.toStringIndented(indent + "  ") + ",\n"; <--ignore
            Console.WriteLine(result + indent + ")");
            return result + indent + ")";
        }
    }

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Declaration.cs:

public class Declaration
    {
        public List<Declaration> decl = null;

        public Declaration()
        {

        }

        public Declaration(List<Declaration> Declarations)
        {
            this.decl = Declarations;
            toString();
        }


        public String toString()
        {
            return toStringIndented("");
        }

        public String toStringIndented(String indent)
        {
            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
            sb.Append(indent);
            sb.Append("Declarations(\n");
            int i = 0;
            if (decl != null)
            {
                //Console.WriteLine("decl is not NULL!");
                foreach (Declaration s in decl)
                {
                    sb.Append(s.ToString() + "\n");
                    i++;
                    if (i == decl.Count)
                        sb.Append("\n");
                    else
                        sb.Append(",\n");
                }
            }
            sb.Append(indent);
            sb.Append(")");
            Console.WriteLine(sb.ToString());
            return sb.ToString();
        }
    }

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change line 23 to

result = result + temp.toString();

still the same....

try

result = result + temp.toStringIndented("");

hmmm still the same output:(

thats strange, what is the o/p now ?

public class Declaration
    {
        public List<Declaration> decl = null;

        public Declaration()
        {

        }

        public Declaration(List<Declaration> Declarations)
        {
            this.decl = Declarations;
            toString();
        }


        public String toString()
        {
            return toStringIndented("");
        }

        public String toStringIndented(String indent)
        {
            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
            sb.Append(indent);
            sb.Append("Declarations(\n");
            int i = 0;
            if (decl != null)
            {
                //Console.WriteLine("decl is not NULL!");
                foreach (Declaration s in decl)
                {
                    sb.Append(s.ToString());
                    i++;
                    if (i == decl.Count)
                        sb.Append("\n");
                    else
                        sb.Append(",\n");
                }
            }
            sb.Append(indent);
            sb.Append(")");
            //Console.WriteLine(sb.ToString());
            return sb.ToString();
        }
    }

public class CProgram
    {
        private List<Declaration> decpart = new List<Declaration>();

        private List<Statement> body = new List<Statement>();

        public CProgram(List<Declaration> d, List<Statement> b)
        {
            decpart = d;
            body = b;
            ToString();
        }

        public override String ToString()
        {
            return toStringIndented("");
        }
        public String toStringIndented(String indent)
        {
            
            string result = indent + "Program(\n";
            Declaration temp = new Declaration(decpart);
            result = result + temp.toStringIndented("");

            foreach (var item in body)
                result = result + item.toStringIndented(indent + "  ") + ",\n";
            Console.WriteLine(result + indent + ")");
            return result + indent + ")";
        }
    }

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the output before Program (are those i printed out at each class - which is also the output i want to get at Declaration too)
the output after Program is the list of Declarations that has passed from CProgram

line 33
change to                     sb.Append(s.toString());

no output for the list:

i think ur decl is null or count = 0 @ line 28, when u are passing values from line 69 can u make sure decpart has some value in it

okay seems like the values are not passed... and i thinks is because at line 55 nothing seems to return (since i call toString() in my VariableDecl.cs)???

in Parser.cs

public CProgram program()
        {
            Console.WriteLine("The program main has the following statements:");
            match(Token.TokenType.Int);
            match(Token.TokenType.Main);
            match(Token.TokenType.LeftParen);
            match(Token.TokenType.RightParen);
            match(Token.TokenType.LeftBrace);
            List<Declaration> decls = declarations();
            List<Statement> stmts = statements();
            match(Token.TokenType.RightBrace);

            foreach (Declaration s in decls)
                Console.WriteLine(s.ToString()); 

            CProgram p = new CProgram(decls, stmts);
          
            if (error_flag == false)
                Console.WriteLine("No Syntax Error. Comgratulation!");

            return p;
        }

        private List<Declaration> declarations()
        {
            List<Declaration> ds = new List<Declaration>();
            List<Declaration> dsl = new List<Declaration>();
            while (current_token.getType() == Token.TokenType.Int ||
                current_token.getType() == Token.TokenType.Float ||
                current_token.getType() == Token.TokenType.Char ||
                current_token.getType() == Token.TokenType.Bool)
            {
                dsl = declaration();
                ds.AddRange(dsl);
            }
            return ds; 
        }

        private List<Declaration> declaration()
        {
            List<Declaration> result = new List<Declaration>();
            Type t = type();
            Variable v = new Variable(match(Token.TokenType.Identifier));

            if (current_token.getType() == Token.TokenType.LeftBracket)
            {
                match(Token.TokenType.LeftBracket);
                int i = Convert.ToInt32(match(Token.TokenType.IntLiteral));
                match(Token.TokenType.RightBracket);
                ArrayDecl ad = new ArrayDecl(v, t, i);
                result.Add(ad);
            }
            else
            {
                VariableDecl vd = new VariableDecl(v, t);
                result.Add(vd);
            }

            while (current_token.getType() == Token.TokenType.Comma)
            {
                match(Token.TokenType.Comma);
                Variable v1 = new Variable(match(Token.TokenType.Identifier));
                if (current_token.getType() == Token.TokenType.LeftBracket)
                {
                    match(Token.TokenType.LeftBracket);
                    int i = Convert.ToInt32(match(Token.TokenType.IntLiteral));
                    match(Token.TokenType.RightBracket);
                    ArrayDecl ad = new ArrayDecl(v1, t, i);
                    result.Add(ad);
                }
                else
                {
                    VariableDecl vd2 = new VariableDecl(v1, t);
                    result.Add(vd2);
                }
            }

            match(Token.TokenType.Semicolon);

            return result;
        }

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VariableDecl.cs (one of the derived class of Declaration) - this should return the string

public class VariableDecl : Declaration
    {
        Variable v = null;
        Type t = null;

        public VariableDecl(List<Declaration> Declarations)
            : base(Declarations)
        {

        }

        public VariableDecl(Variable v1, Type t1)
            : base()
        {
            v = v1;
            t = t1;
            toString();
        }

        public new String toString()
        {
            return toStringIndented("");
        }

        public new String toStringIndented(String indent)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Variable Declaration: " + v.toString() + " " + t.toString());
            return indent + "Variable Declaration: " + v.toString() + " " + t.toString();
        }
    }

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@ line 55 i have this VariableDecl vd = new VariableDecl(v, t); is his what u mean?

yes because i called toString() in VariableDecl.cs and that doesn't seems to keep the return value from toStringIndented() so i'm assuming that's the reason why the value is not passed.

arent u calling the wrong ctr ? you are passing v& t but not declarations that y your declaration is empty.

The basic problem is that your logic is wrong and nothing to do syntax

also note that your call to tostring will only call the tostring of your clss and not the base class.

but i do have these-->
List<Declaration> result = new List<Declaration>();

VariableDecl vd = new VariableDecl(v, t); <-- these pass v and t to VariableDecl
                result.Add(vd);  <-- these will add into result

what do u expect to get printed thwn this is called ?

since the decl onject inside this is null it wont print it.

hmm i want to print out the v and t when it gets to VariableDecl
and for the below line i assume there's something to be returned to vd and store it into result.
VariableDecl vd = new VariableDecl(v, t);

i'm a little confuse on how should i pass these so i'm stuck in these part.
or maybe don't look at my code, can you just simply explain a better way to do this?

okay so let's say if i have a list of persons:
List<Person> persons
if p is added to the above list, can i just do persons.Add(p)?
and "Gautham" is added to the list of persons?

given that u initialise persons first

List<Person> persons = new List<Person>();
Person p = new Person("Gautham")

persons .Add(p);

Console.WriteLine(persons[0].PersonName); // this will print gautham

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but how if i want to print the whole list instead of one, i should use foreach( Person pe in persons) and do the Console.Writeline(pe)?

List<Person> persons = new List<Person>();
Person p = new Person("Gautham")

persons .Add(p);


foreach(Person p in persons )
{
       Console.WriteLine(p.ToString()); // this will print gautham if you override ToString as shown below in class otherwise this will print class name.

Console.WriteLine(p.PersonName); // this will print gautham
}


public class Person
{
public string PersonName{get;set;}

public Person ()
{
// of this ctr is called person name wont get passed
}

public Person (string personName)
{
PersonName = personName;
}

public override ToString() // remeber these are case sensitive toString is not ToString
{
return this.PersonName ;
}
}

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how if my constructor takes more than one parameter, let's say:
Person p = new Person("Gautham", 20) <-- name and age(int).
Does p contains both parameters?
and is that possible to retrieve p (with both parameters) from other methods by returning p?

hmmm not sure whether you understand what i'm trying to ask but maybe an ex lk below:
so when i do print_Statement will the "source" that's being passed will get all 3 parameters (op, exp1, exp2) and prints the value too?
        private IAssignment assignment()
        {
            IVariable target = Factory.create_Variable(match(Token.TokenType.Identifier));
            match(Token.TokenType.Assign);
            IExpression source = expression();
            match(Token.TokenType.Semicolon);
            IAssignment a = Factory.create_Assignment(target, source);
            a.print_Statement();
            return a;
        }

        private IExpression expression()
        {
            IExpression exp1 = conjunction();
            while (current_token.getType() == Token.TokenType.Or)
            {
                Token.TokenType op;
                op = current_token.getType();
                IExpression exp2 = conjunction();
                exp1 = Factory.create_Binary(op, exp1, exp2);
                exp1.print_Expression();
            }
            return exp1;
        }