Re: [Boost-users] Comments / Advice on using Boost Test Library

From: Dave Steffen (dgsteffen_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-09-15 12:49:46

Sohail Somani writes:
 > > -----Original Message-----
 > > From: boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden] 
 > > [mailto:boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of 
 > > Matt Schuckmann
 > 
 > > > What I'd like to ask the Boost community about is this: how to go
 > > > about unit testing private class methods.
 > 
 > Hi,
 > 
 > Rather than change the interface of my classes to use friend classes (I
 > feel this unnecessarily clutters the interface)

 I agree...

 > I do something simple
 > and evil:
 > 
 > #define private public
 > #define protected public
 > #	include "MyClass.hpp"
 > #undef private
 > #undef protected
 > 
 > Or something along those lines. 
 > 
 > This is permissable in unit tests, I would think.

 Yes, this is one of the alternate approaches I've been considering.
 We've got the "Bad" and the "Ugly".  I'm still hoping the "Good" is
 out there somewhere... :-)
 

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