When you implement interface members in a class, the members are normally accessible via either a reference to the class or a reference to the interface.
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| Cow bossie = new Cow("Bossie", 5);bossie.Moo();IMoo mooer = bossie;mooer.Moo(); |
If you want interface members to be accessible only via the interface, you can implement an interface member explicitly, by prefixing the member name with the name of the interface.
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| public class Cow : IMoo{ void IMoo.Moo() { Console.WriteLine("Moo"); }} |
You can now only call this member using an interface variable.
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| Cow bossie = new Cow("Bossie", 12);// Compile error: Cow does not contain a definition for 'Moo'bossie.Moo();// But we CAN access via IMooIMoo mooStuff = bossie;mooStuff.Moo(); |