less accessible??

bandzz · 2022-09-28T10:41:36.693Z

Can someone explain what this error means?

T

Thinker•9/28/22, 10:50 AM

You have something like this

internal enum Direction
{
    // ... 
}

internal enum Direction
{
    // ... 
}

internal enum Direction
{
    // ... 
}

internal enum Direction
{
    // ... 
}

public class GameState
{
    public Direction Dir { get; } 
}

public class GameState
{
    public Direction Dir { get; } 
}

public class GameState
{
    public Direction Dir { get; } 
}

public class GameState
{
    public Direction Dir { get; } 
}

T

Thinker•9/28/22, 10:51 AM

This is invalid because

Direction

Direction

Direction

Direction has a lower accessibility (internal) than

Direction

Direction

Direction

Direction (public)

T

Thinker•9/28/22, 10:53 AM

The order of accessibility is

private

private

private

private <

protected

protected

protected

protected <

internal

internal

internal

internal <

public

public

public

public

T

Thinker•9/28/22, 10:53 AM

You can't have public properties have a greater accessibility than its type

B

bandzzOP•9/28/22, 11:25 AM

Oh so internal makes it less accessible?

T

Thinker•9/28/22, 11:26 AM

yep

B

becquerel•9/28/22, 11:26 AM

internal means 'can only be seen within the current assembly'

B

becquerel•9/28/22, 11:26 AM

where assembly roughly equates to projects

B

bandzzOP•9/28/22, 11:26 AM

Ohh thanks for teaching me.