Differences between Access Control Modifiers

Access Modifier	Class	Subclass	In the Assembly	Outside assembly
Default	√
Public	√	√	√	√
Private	√
Protected	√	√
Internal	√	√	√
Protected Internal	√	√	√

 

 

Internal and Protected Internal:

If the parent class and the subclass are not in the same assembly, Protected Internal can access the members of the parent class, while Internal cannot access the members of the parent class. (Members include member variables and member methods)