# Inheritance Review

A quick look back at inheritance in C#. A derived class names its base class after a colon, inherits its members, adds its own, and overrides the base class's virtual methods.

![Cheat sheet: Inheritance Review](https://fsdtrainingmedia.blob.core.windows.net/public/images/2026/11/5bdd4cfc4e7d4b55bbb652729d9971ed.webp)

- Category: C#
- Level: Apprentice
- Tags: c-sharp, Derived Class (c-sharp), Inheritance (c-sharp), Method Overriding (c-sharp), OOP
- Updated: November 3, 2026

Source: https://www.ask-codey.com/cheat-sheets/abstraction-in-csharp-inheritance-review-cheat-sheet