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Net Access modifiers


Access modifier Description
Friend

Defines a type that is accessible only from within the program in which it is declared.

Private

Defines a type that is accessible only from within the context in which it is declared.
For instance, a Private variable declared within a class module is accessible only from
within that class module. A Private class is accessible only from classes within which it
is nested.

Protected

Applies to class members only. Defines a type that is accessible only from within its
own class or from a derived class.

Protected
Friend

Defines a type that is accessible from within the program in which it is declared as well
as from derived classes.

Public

Defines a type that is publicly accessible. For example, a public method of a class can
be accessed from any program that instantiates that class.

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