Inheritance and new keyword

NewInheritance.cs

using System;
class Program
{
    public class A 
    {
        public void print()
        {
            Console.WriteLine("A");
        }
    }
 
    public class B : A
    {
        public new void print()
        {
            Console.WriteLine("B");
        }
    }
 
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        B b = new B();
        A a = b as A;
        a.print(); // prints A
        Console.ReadKey();
    }
}