• Russell (16/16) May 05 2004 Seems I can access private class members from outside the class?
• J Anderson (23/39) May 05 2004 The compiler is correct. Private/Protected only works in module space:

Russell <Russell_member pathlink.com> writes:

Seems I can access private class members from outside the class?

class Test2
{ 
private void privateFunct()
{ 
printf("How can this be?\n");
}
}

int main ( char [] [] args ) 
{
Test2 t2 = new Test2();
t2.privateFunct();
return 1;
}

This code compiles and runs.  Shouldn't this fail compilation?

Russell

J Anderson <REMOVEanderson badmama.com.au> writes:

Russell wrote:

Seems I can access private class members from outside the class?

class Test2
{ 
private void privateFunct()
{ 
printf("How can this be?\n");
}
}

int main ( char [] [] args ) 
{
Test2 t2 = new Test2();
t2.privateFunct();
return 1;
}

This code compiles and runs.  Shouldn't this fail compilation?
  

The compiler is correct.   Private/Protected only works in module space:

ie
//file X.d
module X;

class Test2
{ 
private void privateFunct()
{ 
printf("How can this be?\n");
}
}


//file main

import X;

int main ( char [] [] args ) 
{
Test2 t2 = new Test2();
t2.privateFunct(); //Compiler Error
return 1;
}


Therefore everything in the same module are friends (to use a C++ term).



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