Subj : Re: Using ClassCompiler, can I only override public functions with
To   : netscape.public.mozilla.jseng
From : user
Date : Tue Feb 22 2005 10:39 am

ah.
that makes sense now.
too bad that there's no special dispensation for the "author" to 
overload protected members like there is when you're authoring in the 
actual java language.
-denny-


Igor Bukanov wrote:
> user@domain.invalid wrote:
> 
>> even more, it looks like js can't even *call* a function that's not 
>> public.  For instance, in my derived class, I can't call a protected 
>> superclass member function.
>>
>> is this just how it is or can I set some kidn of permissions or am i 
>> just wrong and missing something stupid?
> 
> 
> To find out the super class methods Rhino sources just calls 
> Class.getMethods() which skips all protected method names, see
> 
> http://lxr.mozilla.org/mozilla/source/js/rhino/src/org/mozilla/javascript/JavaAdapter.java#390 
> 
> 
> Regards, Igor

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