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From: ark@alice.UUCP (Andrew Koenig)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: Data Hiding, private members, and globals
Message-ID: <9560@alice.UUCP>
Date: 5 Jul 89 03:03:53 GMT
References: <391@odi.ODI.COM>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Liberty Corner NJ
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In article <391@odi.ODI.COM>, benson@odi.com (Benson I. Margulies) writes:

> In other words, if I happen to pick a global name that matches an
> inaccessible private member of my class, I get yelled at.

Yes, but at least it's only inside member functions.

The compensating advantage is that if a C++ program compiles,
its semantics will remain the same even if you change all private
data and derivations to public.

Moreover, if you want to insist on referring to global data,
you can always put a :: in front of the name to make your intentions clear.
-- 
				--Andrew Koenig
				  ark@europa.att.com