What is the difference between protected internal static and internal static in C#?

Question

In my C# assembly "Abc", I have the following class and static method:

internal class Xyz
{
    protected internal static void MakeAwesome()
    {
        ...       
    }
}

I noticed I can access this static method from anywhere in my assembly code. However, removing the "protected" from it seems to yield the same results:

internal class Xyz
{
    internal static void MakeAwesome()
    {
        ...       
    }
}

Is the "protected" here making no difference because it's a static method? Or is it restricting something I overlooked?

static has nothing to do with access modifiers. The duplicate answers this. — usr, Sep 07 '14 at 15:35
Sigh, yeah. I mixed up the meaning of protected internal once again. — Ray, Sep 07 '14 at 16:00
@kenny and the internal keyword the class is decorated with. but still the same trap i fell into — Ray, Sep 07 '14 at 16:53

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 07 '14 at 15:35

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protected means that it can also be accessed from derived classes.

In your case, since the class itself is internal, you cannot have derived classes outside the project, so it doesn't add anything to internal.

answered Sep 07 '14 at 15:35

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What is the difference between protected internal static and internal static in C#?

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