In your reply to me, you provided the following code fragment:

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CLEAR

x=CREATEOBJECT("someClass")
? x.oInner && you can access to the protected object !
x.show(1)

DEFINE CLASS someClass AS Form 

	ADD OBJECT PROTECTED oInner AS TextBox

	PROCEDURE init
		* bind doens't work within the class !
		BINDEVENT(this.oInner,"Click",m.thisform,"delegate")

	PROCEDURE delegate
		DEBUGOUT PROGRAM()

	PROCEDURE error
		lparameters a,b,c,d
		? MESSAGE()
ENDDEFINE

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Fabio, I don't think this will work. I didn't copy and paste your code to test it, but I think you're looking at the genesis of my problem in the first place: BINDEVENT won't be able to see oInner since it's PROTECTED. BINDEVENT seems to require that all participants be public.

Now, the visibility issue (i.e. the exposure of oInner) is a separate issue, and that one concerns me. I'll spend a little time tonight exploring that one.

Eric