Fundamentals

[HakunaMatada]

What is the difference between internal and private access modifiers? If I declare a method as private and another method as internal, what's the difference? If I declare a class as private, what happens? Who will be able to use that class? Hope I find the answers soon, coz this thing is making my head spin round and round? :doh: :wtf: --- With best regards, A Manchester United Fan The Genius of a true fool is that he can mess up a foolproof plan!

[MF]

If you search "internal access modifier" in VS, you can find : <--- internal : Access is limited to the current assembly. private : Access is limited to the containing type. -->

[Colin Angus Mackay]

Save My Soul - (SMS) wrote:

If I declare a class as private, what happens? Who will be able to use that class?

You can embed one class inside another. The class can be declared as private and only the containing class can use it.

public class ContainingClass
{
private class EmbeddedClass
{
// Stuff
}

public void SomeMethod()
{
    // This will work.
    EmbeddedClass o = new EmbeddedClass();
}

}

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[ProffK]

I think mentioning this embedding is crucial to somebody understanding it. The DJ's took pills to stay awake and play for seven days. - Jim Morrison, Black Polished Chrome.