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Steve
I'm just curious, why did give VB.Net a Friend keyword but not C#?
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Nick Harris
Because C# uses more c-like terminology. See "Protected Internal"
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Marina
Who says it doesn't? I believe the equivalent is 'internal'.
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Daniel Pratt
Hi Steve,
VB: Friend ~= C#: internal
Regards,
Dan
Steve said:I'm just curious, why did give VB.Net a Friend keyword but not C#?
VB: Friend ~= C#: internal
Regards,
Dan
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Steve,
*Friend* keyword in VB is not the same as *friend* in c++. .NET doesn't
support *friend visibility* and it is not a matter of language. VB *Friend*
is equivalent to *internal* in c#
B\rgds
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*Friend* keyword in VB is not the same as *friend* in c++. .NET doesn't
support *friend visibility* and it is not a matter of language. VB *Friend*
is equivalent to *internal* in c#
B\rgds
100
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Peter Rilling
I would say C# is more like C++ then C. C++ had a friend concept.
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Matthew W. Jackson
Yes, C++ had a friend concept, and this is exactly why it isn't called
"friend" in C#---so it wouldn't confuse C++ programmers who would expect
friend to work like it does in C++.
Friend in VB.NET works like Friend in VB6, which is also how internal works
in C#.
And to Nick: I wouldn't say "protected internal" is the same as VB's
"Friend" because VB.NET also has a combination of "Friend" and
"Protected" --- "Protected Friend".
--Matthew W. Jackson
"friend" in C#---so it wouldn't confuse C++ programmers who would expect
friend to work like it does in C++.
Friend in VB.NET works like Friend in VB6, which is also how internal works
in C#.
And to Nick: I wouldn't say "protected internal" is the same as VB's
"Friend" because VB.NET also has a combination of "Friend" and
"Protected" --- "Protected Friend".
--Matthew W. Jackson
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Steve
X-No-archive: yes
thanks guys, I re-read the docs; it is the same as c# internal.
thanks guys, I re-read the docs; it is the same as c# internal.