What is sealed class?

yash Singh 4190 20 Dec 2010

yash Singh

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Anonymous User 06 Jan 2011

Sealed Class

Sealed class is used to define the inheritance level of a class.

The sealed modifier is used to prevent derivation from a class. An error occurs if a sealed class is specified as the base class of another class.

Some points to remember:
1. A class, which restricts inheritance for security reason is declared, sealed class.
2. Sealed class is the last class in the hierarchy.
3. Sealed class can be a derived class but can't be a base class.
4. A sealed class cannot also be an abstract class. Because abstract class has to provide functionality and here we are restricting it to inherit.