Accessing parent class data members from derived class using base keyword in .NET

In this code snippet we will discuss about how to access parent class data member from derived class. Using base keyword in the derived class, we can access the parent class data members.

public class AccessBaseDataMember
    {
       public static void Main()
       {
           DerivedClass obj = new DerivedClass();
           obj.Get_Base_DataMember();
           obj.Get_Derived_DataMember();
           Console.Read();
       }
    }
    public class BaseClass
    {
        protected int i = 10;
    }
   public class DerivedClass:BaseClass
    {
         int i = 20;
        public void Get_Derived_DataMember()
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Derived class data member value is {0}",i);
        }
           public void Get_Base_DataMember()
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Base class data member value is {0}",base.i);
        }
    }

Output:

Base class data member value is 10
Derived class data member value is 20

Data Points

• From the derived class we can access the data members  with access modifiers as Public, Protected, internal, protected internal  of parent class.
• Private data members can not be accessible.