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How do I access?

Former Member — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:50:10 GMT

Hello,

Is there any way that i can access the methods of a class that are defined in its PRIVATE section.

Pointers for the same woudl be appreciated.

Thanks!!

Jai...

Re: How do I access?

Former Member — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:58:23 GMT

Hi,

Private Methods of a class.. it cannot be called directly. It can only be called by the public methods of the class.

had your reqmt is possible, then the whole concept of encapsulation fails.

hope this helps.

Thanks

Balaji

Re: How do I access?

matt — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:51:14 GMT

Look for public methods, typically named "GET_attribute" or "SET_attribute" (getters and setters), that provide the values of private attributes. Sometimes you might find a method that returns the attribute you're interested in, in a structure, or another object.

However, if the programmer of the class hasn't provided access in such a way, you can't get at the data.

matt

Re: How do I access?

Former Member — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:34:06 GMT

hi,

Components that you declare in the private section are only visible in the methods of the same class. The private components are not part of the external interface of the class.

so, the methods that are declared in the private section cannot be accesed.

rewards if usefull.