Is there an equivalent to the C++ friend keyword in C#?

Hi,

Is there an equivalent to the C++ friend keyword in C#?

Thanks
JF

Nov 16 '05 #1

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"Jean-Francois Hamelin" <ag************************@hotmail.com> wrote in
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Hi,

Is there an equivalent to the C++ friend keyword in C#?

Nope. Only inner classes can see private members.

Also no multiple inheritence, no private inheritence, also only subtypes of
ValueType can be created on the stack, also no templates, also no anonymous
types.

David

Nov 16 '05 #2

Kyril Magnos

Ahhh, the changes coming down the pike in C# 2.0... at least a few of those
things are finally addressed! ;)

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"David Browne" <davidbaxterbrowne no potted me**@hotmail.com> wrote in
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| "Jean-Francois Hamelin" <ag************************@hotmail.com> wrote in
| message news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
| > Hi,
| >
| > Is there an equivalent to the C++ friend keyword in C#?
| >
|
| Nope. Only inner classes can see private members.
|
| Also no multiple inheritence, no private inheritence, also only subtypes
of
| ValueType can be created on the stack, also no templates, also no
anonymous
| types.
|
| David
|
|

Nov 16 '05 #3

Julie

Jean-Francois Hamelin wrote:

Hi,

Is there an equivalent to the C++ friend keyword in C#?

Thanks
JF

'internal' classes are about the closest thing that you can get.

Nov 16 '05 #4

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