Brad, you're confusing protected with package. Package allows objects in the same package (folder) to access a variable. Protected means the variable is accessible by subclasses.
On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 10:43 PM, Brad Wood <[email protected]> wrote: > > Private is only available to methods in that component. Protected is > available to any component in the same folder. In my opinion this assumes > you are using the package set up where your components are in folders like > /CFC/business/person/personBean.cfc > /CFC/business/person/personService.cfc > /CFC/business/person/personFoo.cfc > > Any of those components could access each other's protected methods. > Someone correct me if I am wrong, but I do not believe ColdFusion provides > a > way to mark a variable as protected. > > ~Brad > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:319032 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
