New use for __ names! (Re: Is there a pattern...)

[Magnus L. Hetland]

Greg Ewing <greg.ewing at compaq.com> writes:

> "Magnus L. Hetland" wrote:
> > 
> > So I started to wonder - is there an intelligent design pattern that
> > addresses this problem, i.e. methods that should only be called from a
> > specific class or a specific set of objects or something?
> 
> How's this for a sneaky hack which shamelessly misuses
> the "__" name mangling mechanism:

Yay! Cool!! :)))

Even though this is probably Evil(tm), it was exactly the kind of
thing I was looking for...

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  Magnus              Making no sound / Yet smouldering with passion
  Lie          The firefly is still sadder / Than the moaning insect
  Hetland                                       : Minamoto Shigeyuki