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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks Conor. I understand that, but I thought
there was a way to get at private fields as well. I know it defeats the purpose
of making a field private, but that's another discussion.</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=lists@conor.org.uk href="mailto:lists@conor.org.uk">Conor Boyd</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=delphi@ns3.123.co.nz
href="mailto:delphi@ns3.123.co.nz">'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, June 10, 2005 10:44
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [DUG] Accessing an ancestor
class private field</DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=916363922-09062005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>If I understand you correctly...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=916363922-09062005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=916363922-09062005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>You can increase the visibility of a property in
sub-classes by simply redeclaring the property in a declaration section with
greater visibility (e.g. redeclaring a protected property in the public
section), but I don't think you can for fields.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=916363922-09062005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=916363922-09062005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>A title in the Delphi 5 help called "Property overrides
and redeclarations" may provide more information.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=916363922-09062005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Cheers,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=916363922-09062005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=916363922-09062005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Conor</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> delphi-bounces@ns3.123.co.nz
[mailto:delphi-bounces@ns3.123.co.nz] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Todd
Martin<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, 10 June 2005 10:28 a.m.<BR><B>To:</B> NZ
Borland Developers Group - Delphi List<BR><B>Subject:</B> [DUG] Accessing an
ancestor class private field<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I seem to recall someone posting a message
showing a hack of how to access a private field in an ancestor class.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Something along the lines of redeclaring the
field in the descendant class. </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've tried
to find the solution, but with no luck. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Can someone please remind me. </FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2>Thanks.</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>
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