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Below is the quote I got from K&B 1.4 book.


I want to test it.. below is the coding...







How can ClassThree has a access to protected method in ClassOne?
 
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Can I suggest that you search this forum for the same topic. It has been discussed in depth not too long ago. Got no time now to search for it for you.
 
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It is because, the protected method becomes private to classes that try to subclass only in the same package. When you subclass in another package, then the protected member is still available.
 
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A protected method is accessable by any subclass, not just classes that directly inherit from it. Since ClassThree is a subclass of ClassOne (albeit not directly), it can access the protected methods.

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It is because, the protected method becomes private to classes that try to subclass only in the same package. When you subclass in another package, then the protected member is still available.



See the below coding where it contradicts..







All the above three classes in the same package p1. Class3 can able to access the protected method in Class1..


To Henry Wong:


A protected method is accessable by any subclass, not just classes that directly inherit from it. Since ClassThree is a subclass of ClassOne (albeit not directly), it can access the protected methods.



As per quotes, a protected method will be accessible by any sub class(which extends it) regardless of same/different packages...

When a protected method will not able available / become private? can u modify my above coding to suit it?
 
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As per quotes, a protected method will be accessible by any sub class(which extends it) regardless of same/different packages...

When a protected method will not able available / become private? can u modify my above coding to suit it?



As far as I know, there is no way to inherit a protected method, in a manner that will make it private. (But I have never needed such functionality)

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