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Re: C++ Protected Class Members are Private???

On Wed, 2003-02-19 at 15:54, Neil Booth wrote:
> Mongryong wrote:-
> 
> >     // now, this generates a compiler error!!!
> >     // right->left: left is protected and can't be accessed??
> >     left = right->left;
> 
> left = this->left is OK, but not right->left because it's a different
> object.  At least, that's my understanding.  Welcome to C++.
> 
This has got to be a compiler issue.  The compiler knows the context and
scope from which 'right->left' is called and should be able to determine
that it's 'okay'.  It's kind of dumb for C++ to define this behaviour as
not okay.
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