On Sat, Sep 2, 2023 at 5:42 AM Sebastian Wittmeier wrote:
>
> Use a friend function.


You'd have to edit the header file to do that. The idea is not to have
to edit the header file.

Aside from the 'typedef' idea, here's another possibility:

    void Manipulate( WebServer &web )
    {
        web.public::some_private_member = 77;
    }