[newjohnwu]

i'm not sure y this is happen
i keep getting this error and not sure what i have to do.

cpp(37) : error C2248: 'b' : cannot access private member declared in class 'B'
cpp(12) : see declaration of 'b'
cpp(41) : error C2248: 'b' : cannot access private member declared in class 'B'
cpp(12) : see declaration of 'b'

mainly this problem

 b=n 

AND

 int b; 

here's the whole thing

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

class B
{
	public:
		B();
		B(int n);
		void print()const;

	private:
		int b;
};
B::B()
{
	b=0;
}

B::B(int n)
	{
		cout<<"B:"<<b<<"/n";
	}

	class D: public B
	{
	public:
		D();
		D(int);
		void print()const;
	};

	D::D()
	{
	}
	D::D(int n)
	{
		b=n;
	}
	void D::print() const
	{
		cout<<"D:"<<b<<"/n";
	}

[no2pencil]

** Renamed title to reflect question **

[JackOfAllTrades]

Private members are private, even to their children. If you want to share that member variable with a child class, you need to expose it through a method or make the member variable itself visible through using protected specification rather than private.

[AndyH1963]

newjohnwu, on 15 Dec, 2008 - 02:57 PM, said:

i'm not sure y this is happen
i keep getting this error and not sure what i have to do.

cpp(37) : error C2248: 'b' : cannot access private member declared in class 'B'
cpp(12) : see declaration of 'b'
cpp(41) : error C2248: 'b' : cannot access private member declared in class 'B'
cpp(12) : see declaration of 'b'

See my comments on the same subject in this thread: http://www.dreaminco...wtopic76337.htm

Basically the member varaible has a private access rights, hence the error. You need to provide access, and better via getters and setters.

	class D: public B
	{
	public:
		D();
		D(int);
		void print()const;
	};

	D::D()
	{
	}
	D::D(int n)
	{
		b=n;
	}
	void D::print() const
	{
		cout<<"D:"<<b<<"/n";
	}

Seeing that D inherits from B then you need to set the member variables of B as protected NOT private. They will then be accessable by child classes that inherit from B etc... but still be private to outsiders.

[cwginac]

*Edit, sorry didn't read all of the previous post.

This post has been edited by cwginac: 15 December 2008 - 11:02 AM

[siddude]

newjohnwu, on 15 Dec, 2008 - 07:57 AM, said:

i'm not sure y this is happen
i keep getting this error and not sure what i have to do.

cpp(37) : error C2248: 'b' : cannot access private member declared in class 'B'
cpp(12) : see declaration of 'b'
cpp(41) : error C2248: 'b' : cannot access private member declared in class 'B'
cpp(12) : see declaration of 'b'

mainly this problem

 b=n 

AND

 int b; 

here's the whole thing

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

class B
{
	public:
		B();
		B(int n);
		void print()const;

	private:
		int b;
};
B::B()
{
	b=0;
}

B::B(int n)
	{
		cout<<"B:"<<b<<"/n";
	}

	class D: public B
	{
	public:
		D();
		D(int);
		void print()const;
	};

	D::D()
	{
	}
	D::D(int n)
	{
		b=n;
	}
	void D::print() const
	{
		cout<<"D:"<<b<<"/n";
	}

ok so ur logics are not clear with inheritence. When a class is inherited with public access ie

class a
{
int c;
private:
void a();
};

class b:public a
{....
};

everything inherited from class a is inherited as it is,function a is also inherited as private and not excessable outside the class a.
so to excess the function a or value c(which are all private)

class a
{
int c;
private:
void a();
public:
void d()
{
a();
}
};

class b:public a
{....
};

now function d is available in class b which can excess private member functions of a.


hope it helps u

[KYA]

In your example you should make d() protected if you only want derived classes to access it. Anything can access a public function or variable.