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title: "Can you inherit private members of a class?"  
description: "Can you inherit private members of a class?"  
author: "Sumit Kesarwani"  
published: 2014-09-04  
updated: 2020-09-15  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/2133/can-you-inherit-private-members-of-a-class  
category: "c#"  
tags: ["c#"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Can you inherit private members of a class?

No, you cannot inherit private members of a class because private members are accessible only to that class and not outside that class.

## Answers

### Answer by Sumit Kesarwani

No, you cannot inherit private members of a class because private members are accessible only to that class and not outside that class.


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