You probably should override ToString method and add the virtual Print method to CNode. (I've also added the PrintList method to CList):
public class CNode<T>
{
...
public override string ToString()
{
return item.ToString();
}
virtual public void Print()
{
Console.WriteLine(item);
}
}
class CList<T>
{
...
public void PrintList()
{
CNode<T> current = first;
while (current != null)
{
Console.WriteLine(current.ToString());
current = current.Next;
}
}
}
Then you can override the virtual method in the child classes:
public class CNodeString : CNode<string>
{
public CNodeString(string item) : base(item) { }
override public void Print()
{
Console.WriteLine("Printing from CNodeString");
base.Print();
}
}
public class CNodeLong : CNode<long>
{
public CNodeLong(long item) : base(item) { }
override public void Print()
{
Console.WriteLine("Printing from CNodeLong");
base.Print();
}
}