> >> Note that an alternate definition of "private" is often used, as >> follows: >> >> A "private" attribute is an attribute whose scope is restricted such >> that >> it may be accessed only within the class in which it has been >> declared, >> OR WITHIN ANY CLASS THAT INHERITS FROM THAT CLASS. > > I'll agree with that. >
ACK! After re-reading this I about puked. No, that notion of private would not be something I'd agree with :-) That's more like protected. -Noah
