]> Dmitry Bely wrote: > Do not private Ocaml methods have in fact "protected" C++ semantics? They > cannot be called directly but can be used in methods of inherited > classes... > > - Dmitry Bely I thought so, too. I made several atttempts, and the compiler seemed to reject all of them. Let me see if I can cook up a quick example. # class a = object method private m : unit = (new a) # m end;; The expression "new a" has type a = < > but is used with type < m : unit; .. > Only the second object type has a method m Alex ------------------- To unsubscribe, mail caml-list-request@inria.fr Archives: http://caml.inria.fr Bug reports: http://caml.inria.fr/bin/caml-bugs FAQ: http://caml.inria.fr/FAQ/ Beginner's list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocaml_beginners