C# modifiers

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Access Modifiers:

  • public
  • private
  • internal
  • protected

Modifiers:

  • abstract: Indicates that a class is intended only to be a base class of other classes. async: Indicates that the modified method, lambda expression, or anonymous method is asynchronous.

  • const: Specifies that the value of the field or the local variable cannot be modified.

  • extern: Indicates that the method is implemented externally.

  • event: Declares an event.

  • in: For generic type parameters, the in keyword specifies that the type parameter is contravariant. You can use the in keyword in generic interfaces and delegates.

  • out: For generic type parameters, the out keyword specifies that the type parameter is covariant. You can use the out keyword in generic interfaces and delegates.

  • new: Hides an inherited member from a base class member.

  • override: Provides a new implementation of a virtual member inherited from a base class.

  • partial: Defines partial classes, structs and methods throughout the same assembly.

  • readonly: Declares a field that can only be assigned values as part of the declaration or in a constructor in the same class.

  • sealed: Specifies that a class cannot be inherited.

  • static: Declares a member that belongs to the type itself instead of to a specific object.

  • unsafe: Declares an unsafe context.

  • virtual: Declares a method or an accessor whose implementation can be changed by an overriding member in a derived class.

  • volatile: Indicates that a field can be modified in the program by something such as the operating system, the hardware, or a concurrently executing thread.

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SUN Jiangong

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