can anyone tell me the merits & demerits of friend functions?
p.s. help me
kushal
Kushal Thakkar 0 Newbie Poster
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Jump to Postthe only time i can think of using friend functions is for operator overloading.. the rest of the time they should be avoided because they violate OOP data encapsulation.
Jump to Post>the rest of the time they should be avoided because they violate OOP data encapsulation.
If this is what you think, then you're not in a position to help. Those who still need to learn shouldn't be teaching.
Jump to PostUh. Follow the links posted already in the thread? (Try not to be an unthinking idiot who is not inclined to read the replies already posted here.)
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