[Gambas-user] protected for a variable inherited from a class

[Jussi Lahtinen]

>
> Declaring a variable or method PUBLIC or PRIVATE determines only its scope
> and visibility within the project. Public symbols are
> accessible within the code of the entire project but are not accessible
> outside of the project, unless, in the case of a
> component, the EXPORT declaration is used. PUBLIC verses PRIVATE is not a
> security issue; it is a scope issue.
>

I guess the problem is exporting a class, which exposes functions that are
not meant to be exposed. This could create confusion and problems to the
users of the component.
Maybe Benoit will implement the "protected" keyword, otherwise I don't
think it can be done cleanly.

Jussi
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