I've got 2 classes:

class A {
	private int _x = 5;
}

class B : A {
	void output() {
		writeln(_x);
	}
}

When I call
(new B).output()
there is no compile-time or run-time errors. Is it correct?

On Friday 03 September 2010 00:36:11 existen wrote:
> I've got 2 classes:
> 
> class A {
> 	private int _x = 5;
> }
> 
> class B : A {
> 	void output() {
> 		writeln(_x);
> 	}
> }
> 
> When I call
> (new B).output()
> there is no compile-time or run-time errors. Is it correct?

This is the wrong list to send posts to. All of the posts here come from the bug tracker. Use digitalmars-d-learn for questions about how D works or how to do things in D.

As for your code, it looks just fine to me assuming that A and B are in the same module. private is private to the module, not the class. If A and B are in separate modules, then B would not have access to _x, and it wouldn't work. For that to work, you'd need to make _x protected. But if they're in the same module, then it should work just fine.

- Jonathan M Davis