Can you Override Private Virtual Methods in C#

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Hi Can you override private virtual methods in C# ?

RanjithKumar chiguruvada · Answer

Hi Arun, You can't declare private virtual methods because p rivate a ccess specifier does not allow to inherit the private member of a class in a derived class. for example, using System; public class ABC { private virtual void mm() { } } public class abc:ABC { private override void mm() { Console.WriteLine("Hello"); } } class d:abc { public static void Main() { d D=new d(); D.mm(); } } Error: ------ 'ABC.mm()' : virtual or abstract members cannot be private 'abc.mm()' : virtual or abstract members cannot be private But you can override protected virtual methods.

Satyapriya Nayak · Answer

Hi Arun, No, moreover, you cannot access private methods in inherited classes,They have to be protected in the base class to allow any sort of access. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2456222/can-you-override-private-virtual-methods Thanks

Vulpes · Answer

No, because virtual methods cannot be private in the first place.

Can you Override Private Virtual Methods in C#

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