Re: private instance variable of derived class not always returned by base class getter?

Piet wrote:

Each of the derived classes has a special
combination of private instance variables than can be accessed through
getters declared in the base class.

That's not possible. Private members can only be seen inside the
same class. The getters and setters of the base-class can only
access the private member of the base-class.


Regards, Lothar
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