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when private is not so private

 
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This one caught me...

Program result?
1. Compile Error (have you seen line 1?)
2. Runtime Exception
3. Output is 100

#3! Seems like accessing another instance's (of your class) private variables is ok.
 
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You are correct. A private member is private to the class but not private to an object instance.
 
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As long as the access expression to the private member (otherPrivate.i) occurs whithin the class (Private) declaring the private member (i), the access is allowed.
 
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Its is possible for the objects of the same class to access each others private methods because private member's is private to the class but not private to an object instance.
 
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Correction to the above post ...
Its is possible for the objects of the same class to access each others private methods/variables because private member is private to the class but not private to an object instance.
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