using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

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public class Program

{

    public static void Main()

    {

    Chest myChest = new Chest();

    Console.WriteLine($"Newly created Chest, does it contain anything? {Container.IsEmpty(myChest)}");

    myChest.Equipment.Add("item 1");

    Console.WriteLine($"I added an item, what about now? {Container.IsEmpty(myChest)}");

    }

}   

​

​

public class Container

{

    public Container()

    {

        Equipment = new List<string>();

    }

    public List<string> Equipment

    { get; set; }

    public static bool IsEmpty(Container checkMe)

    {

        return checkMe.Equipment.Count > 0;

    }

}

​

public class Chest : Container

{

    // blah blah

}

​