Re: friend classes in ada95

["John J. Rusnak" <john.rusnak@mindspring.com>]

Robert A Duff wrote:

> "Steve Folly" <steve.folly@mail.com> writes:
>
> > > package X.Y is
> > >     -- Cannot see X's private part
> >
> > Not true - according to the LRM (I forget which section off the top of my
> > head) child package visibility rules are the same as if you had declared (in
> > this case) Y inside X at the end of it's private part after all other
> > declarations.
>
> If you look up that section, you'll have trouble finding it.  ;-)
>
> The visible part of a child cannot see the parent's private part,
> unless it's a private child.
>
> - Bob

Under GNAT, I have made use of the fact that a child package can see its parent's
private part even if it is NOT a private child.  This could just be an error in
the compiler, though.  (I have seen this technique used for implementing
something simliar to "protected" elements in C++ or Java as well as friend
classes).

Does anyone have the section number?


-John