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Old March 13th, 2008, 08:27 AM
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Old March 13th, 2008, 08:45 AM
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As I understand it, in C# a method can be modified with "abstract" or "virtual" (among other things). "abstract" seems to mean that a deriving class MUST implement/override the method whereas "virtual" means that the derived class CAN override it but doesn't have to.

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Also, a class in which you define an abstract member must itself be abstract because abstract members must be implemented.
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    abstract class AbstractClass
    {
        protected void NotModifiedMethod() { }

        protected abstract void AbstractMethod();

        protected virtual void VirtualMethod() { }
    }

    class ConcreteClass : AbstractClass
    {
        //This HAS to be overriden because it's abstract
        protected override void AbstractMethod() { }

        //This CAN be overriden because it's virtual
        protected override void VirtualMethod()
        {
            base.VirtualMethod();
        }

        //You CAN NOT do this, because NotModifiedMethod is not
        //marked as abstract or virtual
        protected override void NotModifiedMethod() { }
    }
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