Access Modifiers

How is encapsulation done in C#?

Access specifiers/modifiers help implement Encapsulation in C#.

Declared accessibility	Meaning
public	Access is not restricted.
internal	Access is limited to the current assembly.
protected	Access is limited to the containing class or types derived from the containing class.
private	Access is limited to the containing type (class or struct).
protected internal	Access is limited to the current assembly or types derived from the containing class.
private protected	Access is limited to the containing class or types derived from the containing class within the current assembly.

An assembly is a .dll or .exe created by compiling one or more .cs files in a single compilation.

Top-level types, which are not nested in other types, can only have internal or public accessibility. The default accessibility for these types is internal.

Members of	Default member accessibility	Allowed declared accessibility of the member
enum	public	None
class	private	public protected internal private protected internal private protected
interface	public	public protected internal private* protected internal private protected
struct	private	public internal private

* An interface member with private accessibility must have a default implementation.