Access Modifiers in c#

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Protected and internal protected are behaving same . What is difference between them?

Jenith Thakkar · Answer

Protected Member Protected Member of a class in only available in the contained class (in which it has been declared) and in the derived class within the assembly and also outside the assembly. Means if a class that resides outside the assembly can use the protected member of the other assembly by inherited that class only. We can exposed the Protected member outside the assembly by inherited that class and use it in the derived class only. Note: Protected members are not accessible using the object in the derived class. Internal Member Internal Member of a class is available or access within the assembly either creating object or in a derived class or you can say it is accessible across all the classes within the assembly. Note : Internal members not accessible outside the assembly either using object creating or in a derived class. Protected Internal Protected Internal access modifier is combination Protected or Internal. Protected Internal Member can be available within the entire assembly in which it declared either creating object or by inherited that class. And can be accessible outside the assembly in a derived class only. Note : Protected Internal member works as Internal within the same assembly and works as Protected for outside the assembly.

Hemalatha Sunnapu · Answer

I got clear with my doubt. Thank you guys

Jaish Mathews · Answer

Both classes in same assembly. So it will access. Remember... Internal Or Protected either of these will apply. For for clarity please paste both classes and also mention whether they belongs to same assembly or not.

Hemalatha Sunnapu · Answer

Hello jaish, Here i have class of Firstclass in which it have a internal protected member which is in accesible in another class.

Jaish Mathews · Answer

protected internal means "protected OR internal" (any class in the same assembly, or any derived class - even if it is in a different assembly). Ref. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/585859/what-is-the-difference-between-protected-and-protected-internal

Access Modifiers in c#

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