>I have 2 classes (CLASS1 and CLASS2). A CLASS1 object (OBJECT1) will instantiate a CLASS2 object (OBJECT2) and store a reference to it in one of it's properties (OBJECT1.OBJECT2)
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>I want to be able to manipulate a property of the OBJECT2 from within OBJECT1 (OBJECT1.OBJECT2.ID = 3 or OBJECT1.OBJECT2.SETID(3)) but I don't want someone to be able to programatically do that.
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>In other words, within OBJECT1 I want to be able to do the following:
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>function update
> ...
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> OBJECT2.ID = 3 && or OBJECT2.SETID(3)
>endfunc
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>but I don't want to be able to do this from the command line:
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>OBJECT1.OBJECT2.ID = 3
>OBJECT1.OBJECT2.SETID(3)
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>Is this possible? I've tried making ID a protected property of CLASS2 but that makes it impossible for OBJECT1 to access it.
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>Grateful for whatever help you can offer!

Rod,
Even if you do everything hidden in object1 someone could directly get a reference for object2 and operate on it. If he can't for object2 hides/protects too then object1 can't access either.
However if you're sure object2 would always get a reference through object1 you could protect the reference itself.
Cetin