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In <AFwV3Hn027@qsar.chem.msu.su>, "Eugene Radchenko" <eugene@qsar.chem.msu.su>
writes:
>But it is not. Inheritable friendship is a natural extension of normal
>friendship (for tightly coupled classes) to tightly coupled hierarchies.

Exactly.  And, not only have I considered, I have begged for it
on bended knee.  I frequently encounter the tightly coupled
hierarchy situation and it would REALLY make my life easier
and my code cleaner.

I suggested once that the keyword "friends" should indicate that
the friendship could be inherited and "friend" would indicate
that it is non-inheritable.  And it is NOT the same thing as making
the attributes public.  It is the same thing as making them
protected in another hierarchy.


Michael Lee Finney
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