Hi --

On Sun, 28 May 2006, Madan Manoharan wrote:

> On 5/27/06, Paul D. Kraus <paul.kraus / gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> private methods *cannot* be called by objects that are not an instance of
> a class that defines that private method.

You're describing protected methods, not private methods.  (See my
previous post for comments on private methods.)


David

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