public class MyBaseClass

{

    protected int _myProtectedField;

​

    protected void MyProtectedMethod()

    {

        // code here

    }

}

​

public class MyDerivedClass : MyBaseClass

{

    public void DoSomething()

    {

        _myProtectedField = 42; // accessible within derived class

        MyProtectedMethod(); // accessible within derived class

    }

}

​