Just as in life, a C# class can be created in the image of another class, sharing its member variables and methods, but able to define its unique data. In OOP, we refer to this as inheritance, and it's a powerful way of creating related classes without having to repeat code. Take the soda example again—there are generic sodas on the market that have all the same basic properties, and then there are special sodas. The special sodas share the same basic properties but have different branding, or packaging, that sets them apart. When you look at both side by side, it's obvious that they're both cans of soda—but they're also obviously not the same.Â
The original class is usually called the base or parent class, while the inheriting class is called the derived or child class. Any base class members marked with the public, protected, or internal access modifiers are automatically part of the derived class—except for constructors. Class...
