How to hide an inherited property in a class without modifying the inherited class (base class)?

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If i have the following code example:

public class ClassBase
{
    public int ID { get; set; }

    public string Name { get; set; }
}

public class ClassA : ClassBase
{
    public int JustNumber { get; set; }

    public ClassA()
    {
        this.ID = 0;
        this.Name = string.Empty;
        this.JustNumber = string.Empty;
    }
}

What should I do to hide the property Name (Don't shown as a member of ClassA members) without modifying ClassBase ?

base-class properties inheritance c#
10 Answers

Just hide it 

 public class ClassBase
{
    public int ID { get; set; }
    public string Name { get; set; }
}
public class ClassA : ClassBase
{
    public int JustNumber { get; set; }
    private new string Name { get { return base.Name; } set { base.Name = value; } }
    public ClassA()
    {
        this.ID = 0;
        this.Name = string.Empty;
        this.JustNumber = 0;
    }
}

Note: Name will still be a public member of ClassBase, given the constraint of not changing the base class there is no way to stop that.

user_6024080

You can use Browsable(false)

[Browsable( false )]
public override string Name
{
    get { return base.Name; }
    set { base.Name= value; }
}
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