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I think it is completely ridiculous that there isn't a transitive version.<br />
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Thanks for the info jkr, I don't think you're ridiculous =)
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I think it is completely ridiculous that there isn't a transitive version.

Thanks for the info jkr, I don't think you're ridiculous =)

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Actually, it is fine the way it is. IMO friends should be used really sparsely, since it to some extent breaks OO principles. Yet sometimes you won't be able to completely avoid it.
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Actually, it is fine the way it is. IMO friends should be used really sparsely, since it to some extent breaks OO principles. Yet sometimes you won't be able to completely avoid it.

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Class A is a master &quot;grandparent&quot; class.<br />
Class B inherits from Class A.<br />
Class C inherits from Class B.<br />
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Class Tester{<br />
private:<br />
&nbsp; int private_int;<br />
&nbsp; friend class A;<br />
}<br />
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Is there some way to give Classes B and C access to Class Tester's private members without also including &quot;friend class B;&quot; and &quot;friend class C;&quot;?<br />
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I would like the subclasses of Class A to inherit Class A's friend status with other classes.<br />
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Thanks in advance for your time.
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Class A is a master "grandparent" class.
Class B inherits from Class A.
Class C inherits from Class B.

Class Tester{
private:
  int private_int;
  friend class A;
}

Is there some way to give Classes B and C access to Class Tester's private members without also including "friend class B;" and "friend class C;"?

I would like the subclasses of Class A to inherit Class A's friend status with other classes.

Thanks in advance for your time.

C++ Friend -- Friend Class - Can I make all its sub-classes also friends automatically?

C++ is an intermediate-level general-purpose programming language, not to be confused with C or C#. It was developed as a set of extensions to the C programming language to improve type-safety and add support for automatic resource management, object-orientation, generic programming, and exception handling, among other features.