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authorJason Zaugg <jzaugg@gmail.com>2015-05-22 09:27:07 +1000
committerJason Zaugg <jzaugg@gmail.com>2015-05-22 09:27:07 +1000
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SI-9321 Clarify spec for inheritance of qualified private
I checked the intent with Martin, who said: > [...] qualified private members are inherited like other members, > it’s just that their access is restricted. I've locked this in with a test as well.
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@@ -498,9 +498,7 @@ the validity and meaning of a modifier are as follows.
The `private` modifier can be used with any definition or
declaration in a template. Such members can be accessed only from
within the directly enclosing template and its companion module or
-[companion class](#object-definitions). They
-are not inherited by subclasses and they may not override definitions
-in parent classes.
+[companion class](#object-definitions).
The modifier can be _qualified_ with an identifier $C$ (e.g.
`private[$C$]`) that must denote a class or package
@@ -524,7 +522,8 @@ either class-private or object-private, but not if it is marked
case the member is called _qualified private_.
Class-private or object-private members may not be abstract, and may
-not have `protected` or `override` modifiers.
+not have `protected` or `override` modifiers. They are not inherited
+by subclasses and they may not override definitions in parent classes.
### `protected`
The `protected` modifier applies to class member definitions.