\b;Keyword \c;protected\n; This is an access modifier for \l;class\u cbot\class; members. Protected class members can be accessed in a child class, but they can't be accessed outside of classes definitions being part of the same inheritance tree (see the \c;\l;extends\u cbot\extends;\n; keyword). \t;Example \c; \s;public class Parent \s;{ \s; protected int field = 0; \s;} \s; \s;public class Child extends Parent \s;{ \s; void Print() \s; { \s; message(field); \s; } \s;} \s; \s;extern void object::Test() \s;{ \s; Child child(); \s; child.Print(); // 0 \s; //child.field = 1; // Error! \s;} \n; \t;See also \c;\l;class\u cbot\class;\n;, \c;\l;public\u cbot\public;\n;, \c;\l;private\u cbot\private;\n;, \c;\l;extends\u cbot\extends;\n; \l;Programming\u cbot;, \l;types\u cbot\type; and \l;categories\u cbot\category;.