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From: shap@delrey.sgi.com (Jonathan Shapiro)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: private/protected/public implementation
Keywords: compiler, keywords
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Date: 16 Jan 90 23:50:30 GMT
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In article <626@watserv1.waterloo.edu> mgardi@watserv1.waterloo.edu (Mutual Life) writes:
>Could someone give me a short description of how the compiler restricts
>access to private/protected elements?


The restriction is only applied by the compiler at compile time.
Since it has seen the declarations, it knows what you are allowed to do.