In inheritance, must the base class always be "Public"?

Answer 1

yes a class can be inherit privately or protected

Answer 2

nope it's not necessary!

assuming you are asking that it is must to inherit the base class publicly.

Answer 3

hmm
therefore the base class can be "Private" or "Protected" when using it as a base class for a derived one?

Answer 4

are you asking is base class can be inherit privately and publicly also?

Answer 5

Yes

Answer 6

privately and protectively, rather.. yes

Answer 7

okay bro. thanks a lot

Answer 8

yes

Answer 9

No it can be protected or private also.