Re: Restricting access should be illegal?
Walter Bright wrote:
Consider the following legal code:
-----------------------
#include <stdio.h>
class A {
public:
virtual void Member() { printf("A::Member\n"); }
};
class B : public A {
private:
virtual void Member() { printf("B::Member\n"); }
};
int main()
{
B *b = new B();
// b->Member(); // error, B::Member is private
A *a = b;
a->Member(); // calls B::Member
}
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Shouldn't restricting access to an overriding virtual function
be an error? After all, we can get at it anyway via an
implicit conversion. Does anyone know of a legitimate design
pattern that does this?
I can't think of any real use for it, but banning it introduces
a special rule, and IMHO isn't worth it.
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