Abstract C#

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Abstract  indicates that a class is intended only to be a base class of other classes.
Abstract classes features:

• cannot be instantiated.
• may contain abstract methods and accessors.
• it is not possible to modify an abstract class with the sealed modifier
• class derived from an abstract class must include actual implementations of all inherited abstract methods and accessors.

Example:

    public abstract class Shape

    {
        public abstract int Area();
    }
    public class Rectangle : Shape
    {
        int x = 0;
        int y = 0;
        public Rectangle(int _x, int _y)
        {
            x = _x;
            y = _y;
        }
        public override int Area()
        {
            return x * y;
        }
    }

    Rectangle rct = new Rectangle(10, 20);
    int area = rct.Area();