Property on subclass, how to use it?

[grandpaw broon]

Hey all,

I do not really know how to do this correctly an i thought i would iron it out.

If i have an abstract class with a private property _icon:Bitmap or a private method called... moveIcon().

Well all of my button classes will have an icon hence inheriance, but in the new classes, i cannot reference the private properties nor override the private methods. Im sure there is a reason for this but the question is, how can i make my _icon property available to classes that extend it without making it public?

Thanks :D

[Krilnon]

Use protected instead.

[grandpaw broon]

Thanks Mate, appreciated