C++ type friend functionality in C#

[Howard Swope]

I keep running into places in my code where I would like only a particular
class of object to be able to access certain members of another class of
object. In C++ the friend keyword provided this functionality. The only
thing I have found in C# is internal but this is still broader in scope than
I am looking for.

Is there a way in C# to get the functionality of the C++ friend keyword?

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Howard Swope [howardsnewsATspitzincDOTcom]
Software Engineer
Spitz, Inc [http://www.spitzinc.com]

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

Howard,

There is no way to do this in C#, internal is the best you could do in
this situation. You might be able to get around this by dividing up your
assembly into other assemblies, but this could prove to be cumbersome.

Hope this helps.

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- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- mv*@spam.guard.caspershouse.com

"Howard Swope" <howardsnewsATspitzincDOTcom> wrote in message
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I keep running into places in my code where I would like only a particular
class of object to be able to access certain members of another class of
object. In C++ the friend keyword provided this functionality. The only
thing I have found in C# is internal but this is still broader in scope
than I am looking for.

Is there a way in C# to get the functionality of the C++ friend keyword?

--
Howard Swope [howardsnewsATspitzincDOTcom]
Software Engineer
Spitz, Inc [http://www.spitzinc.com]

[cody]

Sometimes it helps to use nested classes. The inner classes can access the
outer class's private members but not vice versa.
"Howard Swope" <howardsnewsATspitzincDOTcom> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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I keep running into places in my code where I would like only a particular
class of object to be able to access certain members of another class of
object. In C++ the friend keyword provided this functionality. The only
thing I have found in C# is internal but this is still broader in scope than I am looking for.

Is there a way in C# to get the functionality of the C++ friend keyword?

--
Howard Swope [howardsnewsATspitzincDOTcom]
Software Engineer
Spitz, Inc [http://www.spitzinc.com]

[Howard Swope]

Yes, that would do the trick. Do you know of anyway to define the class as
nested but still have the code in another file (just to keep things clean)?
Some type of forward declaration or something like that?

"cody" <de********@gmx.de> wrote in message
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Sometimes it helps to use nested classes. The inner classes can access the
outer class's private members but not vice versa.
"Howard Swope" <howardsnewsATspitzincDOTcom> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:#T**************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

I keep running into places in my code where I would like only a
particular
class of object to be able to access certain members of another class of
object. In C++ the friend keyword provided this functionality. The only
thing I have found in C# is internal but this is still broader in scope

than

I am looking for.

Is there a way in C# to get the functionality of the C++ friend keyword?

--
Howard Swope [howardsnewsATspitzincDOTcom]
Software Engineer
Spitz, Inc [http://www.spitzinc.com]

[cody]

I fear this is currently not possible.
In .NET 2.0 you have the possibility to split up classes into multiple
source files.
"Howard Swope" <howardsnewsATspitzincDOTcom> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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Yes, that would do the trick. Do you know of anyway to define the class as
nested but still have the code in another file (just to keep things clean)? Some type of forward declaration or something like that?

"cody" <de********@gmx.de> wrote in message
news:ee****************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

Sometimes it helps to use nested classes. The inner classes can access the outer class's private members but not vice versa.
"Howard Swope" <howardsnewsATspitzincDOTcom> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:#T**************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

I keep running into places in my code where I would like only a
particular
class of object to be able to access certain members of another class of object. In C++ the friend keyword provided this functionality. The only
thing I have found in C# is internal but this is still broader in scope

than

I am looking for.

Is there a way in C# to get the functionality of the C++ friend keyword?
--
Howard Swope [howardsnewsATspitzincDOTcom]
Software Engineer
Spitz, Inc [http://www.spitzinc.com]