Access Modifiers - mcbride-clint/DeveloperCurriculum GitHub Wiki

Access modifiers are keywords used to specify the declared accessibility of a member or a type.


public
protected
internal
private

The following six accessibility levels can be specified using the access modifiers:

  • public: Access is not restricted.
  • protected: Access is limited to the containing class or types derived from the containing class.
  • internal: Access is limited to the current assembly.
  • protected internal: Access is limited to the current assembly or types derived from the containing class.
  • private: Access is limited to the containing type.
  • private protected: Access is limited to the containing class or types derived from the containing class within the current assembly.

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