== Why is this an issue? include::../description.adoc[] === Noncompliant code example [source,vbnet] ---- Public Class Fruit Protected PlantingSeason As String ' ... End Class Public Class Raspberry Inherits Fruit Protected Plantingseason As String ' Noncompliant ' ... End Class ---- === Compliant solution [source,vbnet] ---- Public Class Fruit Protected PlantingSeason As String ' ... End Class Public Class Raspberry Inherits Fruit Protected WhenToPlant As String ' ... End Class ---- Or [source,vbnet] ---- Public Class Fruit Protected PlantingSeason As String ' ... End Class Public Class Raspberry Inherits Fruit ' Field removed, parent field will be used instead End Class ---- === Exceptions This rule ignores same-name fields that are ``++Shared++`` in both the parent and child classes. It also ignores ``++Private++`` parent class fields and fields explicitly declared as ``++Shadows++``, but in all other such cases, the child class field should be renamed. ifdef::env-github,rspecator-view[] ''' == Implementation Specification (visible only on this page) include::../message.adoc[] include::../highlighting.adoc[] ''' == Comments And Links (visible only on this page) include::../comments-and-links.adoc[] endif::env-github,rspecator-view[]