Re: access modifiers
man4*.* wrote:
code example:
package somethingElse;
public class B {
protected void methodInB() { /*something*/}
}
package certification;
import somethingElse.B;
public class A extends B {
public A {
I think maybe you mean something like "public A() {"
B newObject = new B();
newObject.methodInB(); //won't compile
methodInB(); //this works
}
}
why I can't acces methodInB over reference?
Because you are trying to access the methodInB belonging an actual B,
not an A:
JLS Section 6.6.2 Details on protected Access
"A protected member or constructor of an object may be accessed from
outside the package in which it is declared only by code that is
responsible for the implementation of that object."
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/second_edition/html/names.doc.html#62587
The plain methodInB call accesses the method methodInB for an A instance
from code responsible for implementation of class A objects, so it is
fine. On the other hand, the newObject.methodInB call attempts to access
the methodInB in a B object, from code that is not responsible for the
implementation of class B.
Patricia
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