Re: [cp-patches] Re: Serialization: readResolve and writeReplace in parent class

[Tom Tromey]

>>>>> "Mark" == Mark Wielaard <address@hidden> writes:

>> > I wonder if there is a strange case here where someone adds a private
>> > method to the class hierarchy "later" (after all the other classes are
>> > compiled).  Should the private method hide the superclass methods of
>> > the same signature?  Perhaps this is an incompatible change, offhand I
>> > forget.

Mark> Agreed and there are Mauve tests to proof that. Thanks.
Mark> I have no idea how this strange case looks like. Since it seems that any
Mark> "later" class can only be added at the bottom of the class hierarchy.
Mark> Tom, do you have an example of what you are thinking of?

Suppose you have a hierarchy like:

class A { blah blah readResolve() }
class B extends A { }
class C extends B { }

You compile all of these.
Then you go back and add 'private ... readResolve()' to B.

Should C now really be using A's readResolve()?

Tom