Please verify this statement from K&B book

[Jacob Sonia]

Once the subclass-outside-the-package inherits the protected member,
that member (as inherited by the subclass) becomes private to any code outside
the subclass, with the exception of subclasses of the subclass.

But i see that even the subclasses of the subclass cannot access the protected member being accessed by child.

Please provide me an example?

[Nitish Bangera]

Well protected members can be accessed using the subclass type but if that subclass is extends by a subsubclass, then that protected variable which was there in the parent class cannot be accessed by that subsubclass type because it is not inherited at all...i hope its clear

cheers

[Harsh Pensi]

But i see that even the subclasses of the subclass cannot access the protected member being accessed by child.

This member cannot be accessed directly i.e. by using a reference of the class that defines it or the subclass. But it can be accessed in subclasses of the subclass only through inheritance.

[Valentin Ivanov]

Hi, Jacob Sonia

Would you take a look at this
I think it explains all you are asking for.