[cfe-dev] Error Accessing friend Methods

Uri Mann via cfe-dev cfe-dev at lists.llvm.org
Sun Dec 13 07:52:24 PST 2015


I have the following code:
// header1.h
class Infc;
template<typename Type>
struct Struct {
	Infc* _infc;
	Struct(Infc* infc) : _infc(infc) {}
	~ Struct() { _infc->destroy(this); }
};

// header2.h
template<typename> friend struct Struct;
class Infc {
public:
	virtual void create() = 0;	// For everyone
private:
	template<typename> friend struct Struct;
	virtual void destroy(void* _this) = 0;	// Only for friends
};

// source.cpp
#include "header1.h"
#include "header2.h"
Infc* g_infc;
void f() {
	Struct s(g_infc);
}

CLANG issue the following error:
1>  In file included from source.cpp:
1>header1.h: error : 'destroy' is a private member of 'Infc'
1>      ~ Struct() { _infc->destroy(this); }
1>                      ^
1>  header2.h :  note: declared private here
1>      virtual void destroy(void* _this) = 0;
1>                   ^

What am I doing wrong? Why is the friendship not recognized?

Many thanks in advance.
-Uri




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