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----------------------------------------------------------- From: sujithvarrier Message 4 in Discussion Hi, :) You are absolutely right that you can access shared methods just using the name of the class like Class1.Method1() instead of explicity creating an instance of Class1. And about the question why all methods can't be shared..hmmm... I will try to explain it... You may be knowing the fact that we can't access instance entities from shared methods.ie. and if u think... is it our requirement that all the objects (instances) of Class1 should contain the same data (what i mean is obj1=obj2, where obj1 and obj2 are instances of Class1)? if your answer is yes, the entities need not be instance entities and it can be shared. In that case it can be accessed from a shared method. But then why do we have the concepts of OOPs then...we are moving towards pre OOPs years. Its just like writing a peice of code with some global variables. Confused? :-( , i am not good at explaining things. Shared entities just share the memory. As you said, Friend variable is accessible in the assembly where it is declared.(Project/Assembly scope) Now about protected friend.... As you know, protected variables are visible only in derived classess while A protected friend will appear as a friend variable in the same assembly, while it will also be availble to Derived classes outside the assembly. Let me know if you want to be more confused. :-(( regards Sujith ----------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this e-mail, or change how often it arrives, go to your E-mail Settings. http://groups.msn.com/BDOTNET/_emailsettings.msnw Need help? If you've forgotten your password, please go to Passport Member Services. http://groups.msn.com/_passportredir.msnw?ppmprop=help For other questions or feedback, go to our Contact Us page. http://groups.msn.com/contact If you do not want to receive future e-mail from this MSN group, or if you received this message by mistake, please click the "Remove" link below. On the pre-addressed e-mail message that opens, simply click "Send". Your e-mail address will be deleted from this group's mailing list. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
