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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Internal methods proposal
From: rowan.collins@gmail.com (Rowan Collins)

Dominic Grostate wrote on 24/11/2015 12:14:
> I think this proposal has been made before maybe here or discussed
> elsewhere.  Still, I'd like to give my input on the idea.

There have indeed been a couple of discussions of this recently. Try 
searching for threads on a list archive using terms such as "package 
visibility", "namespace visibility", "private class", and the related 
notion of "friend class" / "friend function".

I wonder if we should maintain a Usenet-style FAQ for this list, to make 
it easier to find what has previously been discussed on a topic.

Regards,
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Rowan Collins
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