Introduction to encapsulation
When working with objects, there is a lot of focus on how information is expressed and described in code. Sometimes, the information, or members within a class, needs to be controlled so that it’s protected from causing issues when the object is instantiated and shares its information across complex programs. This form of protection is called encapsulation, where not all members within a class are accessible to other parts of the code, particularly to other classes. Encapsulation prevents issues such as data loss, security breaches, and bugs in your code. Encapsulation can be applied to any members within a class. In C#, encapsulation is done with access modifiers, all of which have their own levels of protection, as well as fields, which are variables that exist and are only accessed within a class.
Working with access modifiers in C#
The access modifiers available in C# are the following:
publicprivateprotectedinternal...
