On Apr 12, 2:02 pm, Duncan Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "7stud" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Apr 12, 5:04 am, Duncan Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> "7stud" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> > On Apr 12, 2:47 am, "Jorgen Bodde" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> >> Is it possible to call a private base method? I come from a C++
> >> >> background, and I liked this construction as my base class has helper
> >> >> methods so that I do not have to duplicate code.
>
> >> > I'd like to see some C++ code that does that!
>
> >> Easy:
>
> >> #define private public
> >> #include <someheader>
> >> #undef private
>
> >> then call the private methods as much as you want.
>
> > lol. I don't see any private methods being created there.
>
> You should have looked in someheader:
>
> class Whatever {
> private:
> void ohnoyoudont(int);
>
> }
>
> then back in the C file:
>
> ...
> Whatever foo = new Whatever();
> int ohyesido = 42;
> foo.ohnoyoudont(ohyesido);
> ...
>
> Really, it does work (probably). There are other ways to get at private
> members in C++ but this is the easiest.
I can also access private methods of a class if my sister backspaces
over "private" and types "public" instead.
In your example, no private methods were ever created, and therefore
you are not accessing private methods.
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