What is the difference between virtual method and abstract method? [Resolved]

Virtual method is like a normal method that had declaration as well as its implementation and derived class (child class) has an option either to use that method directly or override this method with the new implementation.

Abstract method has only definition (like interface methods) and it forces derived class (child class) to implement this method by writing override keyword.

public abstract class A
{
    public abstract int AbstractMethod(int i);

    public virtual int VirtualMethod(int i)
    {
        return i;
    }
}

public class B : A
{
    // Mandatory
    public override int AbstractMethod(int i)
    {
        return i;
    }

    // optional - can be ignored
    public override int VirtualMethod(int i)
    {
        return i;
    }
}

Hope this is clear now.

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Sheo Narayan
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