>>Just a question?? It's what OO is all about--- Is it really or just VFP Implimentation.
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>Sure. The idea behind abstraction is that the inner workings of an object should be hidden, and only the necessary interface exposed. It is the idea behind hidden and protected properties and methods. This premise is central to not only VFPs object model but many others as well.

I've learned all this stuff by 'BANG HEAD HERE' method and I can see properties having hidden - protected, but I'm not sure I see the value of having the method code hidden, protected yes???

Jeff