From Java To C# A Developers Guide

7.1 Method modifiers

A C# method can have the modifiers listed in Table 7.1

Table 7.1. Valid method modifiers

Method modifier	Comments
new	Besides using new to create new instances of a class, C# uses the same keyword for name hiding (in this case, method hiding) ?a method declared with the new modifier hides (not overrides) an inherited method from the superclass of the same signature
abstract	An abstract C# method is similar to a Java abstract method
static	A static C# method is similar to a Java static method
override	You declare a method with the override modifier if this method is overriding a virtual method in the superclass
virtual	A virtual method is one that can be overridden in a subclass
sealed	A C# sealed method is similar to a Java final method ?the sealed modifier is usually used together with the override modifier (see section 7.13)
public	Access modifiers (see section 8.1)
protected
internal
private