What access modifier to use

Question

Suppose I have a base class:

public class A {
    public float someValue;

    <Access Modifier Here> float SomeValue {
        get {
            return someValue;
        }
    }
}

And I want to derive from it:

public class B : A {
    public float SomeProperty {
        get {
            return SomeValue;
        }
    }
}

What access modifier would I use if I want to make the SomeValue property only available to the deriving class and not anywhere else?

[read the documentation](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms173121.aspx). Sounds like `protected` is what you are looking for. — D Stanley, Mar 30 '16 at 19:32
I like that people are voting to close as primarily opinion-based. — LarsTech, Mar 30 '16 at 19:33
You'll find a good explanation on Programmers: [Why do we need private variables?](http://programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/143736/why-do-we-need-private-variables) — Mogsdad, Apr 01 '16 at 02:13

Grizzly · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-30T19:44:07.470

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for only derived classes.. use protected

Protected means that access is limited to the containing class or types derived from the containing class.

edited Mar 30 '16 at 19:44

answered Mar 30 '16 at 19:33

Grizzly

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It works, thanks for the quick answer :) – Tayab Mar 30 '16 at 19:34
@Tayab please mark answer as accepted so it shows that your issue has been resolved. – Grizzly Mar 30 '16 at 19:36

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