Re: Accessing private member via subclass
markspace wrote:
Michal Kleczek wrote:
But it does not have anything to do with 'i' being accessible or not. The
issue would remain if you change 'i' to public in the original example
(and it will compile fine).
I don't think we're saying the same thing. Here's the OP's example,
with one addition. This is what I'm talking about:
public abstract class Super
{
private int i;
void method(Sub s)
{
s.i = 2; // (*)
}
}
public class Sub extends Super
{
public int i; // ADDED THIS LINE!
}
Now, which "i" does C# access? In Java, the compiler forces you to
cast, which means that the "i" in Super will always be accessed.
I understand the problem - what I'm saying is that it doesn't have anything
to do with 'i' being private in Super.
Just change 'private int i' in Super to 'public int i'
Now it compiles fine with or without 'i' declared in Sub.
Which 'i' is accessed?
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