What do you choose, protected or internal?

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Published on 2010-05-20T04:53:44Z Indexed on 2010/05/20 5:00 UTC
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If I have a class with a method I want protected and internal. I want that only derived classes in the assembly would be able to call it.

Since protected internal means protected or internal, you have to make a choice. What do you choose in this case - protected or internal?

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