Microsoft KB Archive/263639

= BUG: Class Access Specifier Ignored for Fully Qualified Static Members =

Article ID: 263639

Article Last Modified on 7/5/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q263639



SYMPTOMS
The compiler incorrectly allows access to private or protected static members and enums when you use fully qualified names to refer to them.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



Steps to Reproduce Behavior
The following sample programs demonstrate the bug: //test1.cpp // compiler option needed: none class X { private: static int s_i; enum {e}; static void f {} }; int X::s_i = 0;

int main { int i  = ::X::s_i; //no error here i = ::X::e;       //no error here ::X::f;         //no error here return 0; }

//test2.cpp // compiler option needed: none namespace N { class X  { private: static int s_i; enum {e}; static void f {} }; } int N::X::s_i = 0;

int main { int i  = N::X::s_i; //no error here i = N::X::e;       //no error here N::X::f;         //no error here

return 0; }

Keywords: kbbug kbcpponly kbcompiler KB263639

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