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Re: Declaring a property named "private" and ObjC++
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Re: Declaring a property named "private" and ObjC++


  • Subject: Re: Declaring a property named "private" and ObjC++
  • From: Ricky Sharp <email@hidden>
  • Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:51:58 -0500

On Sep 28, 2010, at 6:19 PM, Nick Zitzmann wrote:

> Okay, I tried searching, and didn't find anything pertinent...
>
> How do I create a property for a class named "private" and not have the Objective-C++ compiler trip on it?
>
> Here's what I first tried:
>
> @property(assign,getter=isPrivate) BOOL private;
>
> That @property declaration works just fine when compiling Objective-C code, but when the header is imported into Objective-C++ code, I get the following error twice:
> error: expected unqualified-id before 'private'
>
> I know the word "private" is used as a keyword in C++ to mark the private section of a class. So I tried rephrasing that property declaration to try and get the compiler to treat the word "private" as a property name and not as a C++ keyword. I thought this might work:


Why do you need to use the exact name of "private"?  You should never name things using reserved words.

How about simply adding a suffix or prefix?

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