• Lars Ivar Igesund <larsivar igesund.net> Jul 20 2007
• Bill Baxter <dnewsgroup billbaxter.com> Jul 20 2007
• BCS <ao pathlink.com> Jul 20 2007
• Sean Kelly <sean f4.ca> Jul 20 2007

Lars Ivar Igesund <larsivar igesund.net> writes:

What is meant by the comparison table on the struct page, when it is said
that classes can have hidden members, whereas structs cannot, and at the
same time, structs can have member protection. That is, what is the meaning
of hidden members and member protection respectively, seen in conjunction
with each other?

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Bill Baxter <dnewsgroup billbaxter.com> writes:

Lars Ivar Igesund wrote:
 What is meant by the comparison table on the struct page, when it is said
 that classes can have hidden members, whereas structs cannot, and at the
 same time, structs can have member protection. That is, what is the meaning
 of hidden members and member protection respectively, seen in conjunction
 with each other?


Maybe it's talking about the _vtbl pointer of a class?

--bb

BCS <ao pathlink.com> writes:

Reply to Bill,

 Lars Ivar Igesund wrote:
 
 What is meant by the comparison table on the struct page, when it is
 said that classes can have hidden members, whereas structs cannot,
 and at the same time, structs can have member protection. That is,
 what is the meaning of hidden members and member protection
 respectively, seen in conjunction with each other?
 


 
 --bb
 



That would be my guess. 

struct: If you don't say to put it there, it's not there. 
Class: no such luck, class vtbl + interface vtbl's + mutex + whatever W wants

Sean Kelly <sean f4.ca> writes:

Bill Baxter wrote:
 Lars Ivar Igesund wrote:
 What is meant by the comparison table on the struct page, when it is said
 that classes can have hidden members, whereas structs cannot, and at the
 same time, structs can have member protection. That is, what is the 
 meaning
 of hidden members and member protection respectively, seen in conjunction
 with each other?


 Maybe it's talking about the _vtbl pointer of a class?


Sounds right.  Inherited members then?


Sean