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title: "Can you override private virtual method?"  
description: "Can you override private virtual method?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2015-05-30  
updated: 2020-09-19  
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category: ".net"  
tags: ["c#", "oops"]  
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# Can you override private virtual method?

No, moreover, you cannot access private methods in inherited classes, have to be protected in the base class to allow any sort of access.

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

No, moreover, you cannot access private methods in inherited classes, have to be protected in the base class to allow any sort of access.


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