{"id":10459,"date":"2024-03-14T12:10:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T12:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-method-called-in-a-c-abstract-class\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T23:47:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T23:47:48","slug":"what-is-the-method-called-in-a-c-abstract-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-method-called-in-a-c-abstract-class\/","title":{"rendered":"C# Abstract Class Methods: How to Call"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In C#, abstract classes cannot be instantiated, but they can be inherited by subclasses and implement their abstract methods. Subclasses must implement the abstract methods defined in the abstract class in order to use them. Abstract classes can contain abstract methods, virtual methods, and non-virtual methods.<\/p>\n<p>After a subclass inherits an abstract class, the methods defined in the abstract class can be called by creating an instance of the subclass. 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