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Difference between public/protected in abstract class?

Seems like they would mean the same thing. Am I right?
Nov 16 '05 #1
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gcrasher,

No, not at all, the visibility rules still apply.

What is the scenario that you see which gives you this idea?
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Seems like they would mean the same thing. Am I right?

Nov 16 '05 #2
gcrasher <gc******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
Seems like they would mean the same thing. Am I right?


No. Protected methods can only be called within the inheritance
hierarchy. Public methods can be called from anywhere.

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