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Access modifiers
Access modifiers are keywords used to specify the declared accessibility of a member or a type.
Here are the 3 most common access modifiers:
public
- access is not restricted.protected
- access is limited to the containing class or types derived from the containing class.private
- access is limited to the containing type.
Examples
public class Person
{
public string FirstName { get; set;} // these can be accessed from anywhere
public string LastName { get; set;}
protected string SecretMessage { get; set;} // this can be accessed from this class or any derived classes
private int PersonId { get; set;} // this can only be accessed from this class
}