# Property on subclass, how to use it?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/property-on-subclass-how-to-use-it/281400>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 9, 2009, 12:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/property-on-subclass-how-to-use-it/281400 "2009-02-09T00:27:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 9, 2009, 12:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/property-on-subclass-how-to-use-it/281400/1 "2009-02-09T00:27:59Z")

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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 😃