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Merineth

✅ ”base”

public class Person
{
    protected string ssn = "444-55-6666";
    protected string name = "John L. Malgraine";

    public virtual void GetInfo()
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Name: {0}", name);
        Console.WriteLine("SSN: {0}", ssn);
    }
}
class Employee : Person
{
    public string id = "ABC567EFG";
    public override void GetInfo()
    {
        // Calling the base class GetInfo method:
        base.GetInfo();
        Console.WriteLine("Employee ID: {0}", id);
    }
}

class TestClass
{
    static void Main()
    {
        Employee E = new Employee();
        E.GetInfo();
    }
}
/*
Output
Name: John L. Malgraine
SSN: 444-55-6666
Employee ID: ABC567EFG
*/
public class Person
{
    protected string ssn = "444-55-6666";
    protected string name = "John L. Malgraine";

    public virtual void GetInfo()
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Name: {0}", name);
        Console.WriteLine("SSN: {0}", ssn);
    }
}
class Employee : Person
{
    public string id = "ABC567EFG";
    public override void GetInfo()
    {
        // Calling the base class GetInfo method:
        base.GetInfo();
        Console.WriteLine("Employee ID: {0}", id);
    }
}

class TestClass
{
    static void Main()
    {
        Employee E = new Employee();
        E.GetInfo();
    }
}
/*
Output
Name: John L. Malgraine
SSN: 444-55-6666
Employee ID: ABC567EFG
*/


Is the “base” keyword only used to get the superclasses info?
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