On the 05 Apr 98, Mike Walker performed the most audacious feat of 
simultaneous gibbering and moaning. It was generally directed at All
 MW> Something that I am not quite clear on is the difference between
 MW> private and protected specifiers within a class. Can someone explain
 MW> the difference between these?
protected: means the data can only be modified by a derived class.
 MW> Also when would each be used?
Some would say protected: should be used when there are virtual functions 
that may have to deal with particular data.
For example, if you designed an abstract base class for a linked-list, you'd 
want the head/tail pointers hidden from the user, but you'd also want them 
accessible to the virtual functions in a derived class that will be providing 
the implementation.
That's not a wholly-realistic example, an abstract base class should not 
force a particular implementation by providing data for it, but you get the 
idea.
Looks like *another* happy ending!
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