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# Member Hiding

Explore how to hide base class members in derived classes using C# inheritance.

How to implement the hiding of base members in derived classes.

## 1. Member Hiding

[Video](https://connect-mediagw.unity.com/h1/20220110/videos/1278ec3b-764f-4d2f-a109-f6ff615d70fa_U_Intermediate_8_MemberHiding.mp4) ([Transcript (en)](https://connect-mediagw.unity.com/h1/20220111/d272e82d-1b45-463c-b84d-1259ba7ba5e2_I_08_Member_Hiding_v2.0.vtt))

**Humanoid Class**

```csharp
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class Humanoid
{
    //Base version of the Yell method
    public void Yell()
    {
        Debug.Log ("Humanoid version of the Yell() method");
    }
}
```

**Enemy Class**

```csharp
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class Enemy : Humanoid
{
    //This hides the Humanoid version.
    new public void Yell()
    {
        Debug.Log ("Enemy version of the Yell() method");
    }
}
```

**Orc Class**

```csharp
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class Orc : Enemy
{
    //This hides the Enemy version.
    new public void Yell()
    {
        Debug.Log ("Orc version of the Yell() method");
    }
}
```

**WarBand Class**

```csharp
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class WarBand : MonoBehaviour 
{
    void Start () 
    {
        Humanoid human = new Humanoid();
        Humanoid enemy = new Enemy();
        Humanoid orc = new Orc();

        //Notice how each Humanoid variable contains
        //a reference to a different class in the
        //inheritance hierarchy, yet each of them
        //calls the Humanoid Yell() method.
        human.Yell();
        enemy.Yell();
        orc.Yell();
    }
}
```