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Re: [isocpp-sg7] [isocpp-ext] SG7 late paper P3493R0 - Ruminations on reflection and access

From: Peter Dimov <pdimov_at_[hidden]>
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 13:54:09 +0200
Ville Voutilainen wrote:
> On Mon, 11 Nov 2024 at 13:30, Peter Dimov <pdimov_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> >
> > Ville Voutilainen wrote:
> > > Perhaps we should have reflection queries for such properties,
> > > instead of relying on access-bypassing reflection of privates.
> >
> > Seeing the entire class definition is not access. Access is access.
>
> I wonder whether you're talking about object access. Access controls in C++,
> however, cover more than that.
> You can't programmatically form well-formed dependencies to inaccessible
> parts of a class definition, including, for example, nested types that are private.

No? https://godbolt.org/z/833hc99E4

Received on 2024-11-11 11:54:14