Reputation: 3185
I have code with companion object and defined constructor as private:
class Person private[Person] (var age: Int, var name: String) {
private[Person] def this(name: String) = this(0, name)
}
private class Employee(age: Int, name: String) extends Person(age, name)
private class Worker(age: Int, name: String) extends Person(age, name)
object Person {
def prettyPrint(p: Person) = println("name:%s age:%s".format(p.name, p.age))
def apply(age: Int, name: String) = new Person(age, name)
def apply() = new Person(0, "undefined")
def apply(age: Int, name: String, personType: String): Person = {
if (personType == "worker") new Worker(age, name)
else if (personType == "employee") new Employee(age, name)
else new Person(age, name)
}
}
My question is why another object in same package also have access to this private constructor. I added private[this] so others didn't have access to it but nor companion had. Can I have private properties for class and companion object only ?
Upvotes: 3
Views: 1198
Reputation: 297305
This code does not compile. Both Employee
and Worker
try to access the private constructor, and are rightfully denied access.
Your question speaks of a private variable, but there's no variable declared private.
So either your example is incomplete, or it is incorrect. Please correct the example so we can answer the question.
Upvotes: 1