[fpc-devel] Language extension: absolute for classes

[Micha Nelissen]

peter green wrote:
>>> bypassing "protected" ;)
>> "protected" as in language (type) protection ?
> protected as in the protected modifier for stuff in a class which is hugely
> overused in the vcl.

>From memory, most fields in the VCL are private, not protected. I don't
think absolute will, or should, change visibility rules. I.e. you can't
'overlay' a private member of a parent class.

Micha