Re: [Boost-users] using boost::test to test private methods

From: Maximilian Matthe (Maxi.Matthe_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-07-24 15:04:14

david.weber_at_[hidden] schrieb:
> The best way I've seen, is to make a testing class a friend of class to 
> be tested.  My class to be tested is in a namespace, that the test cases 
> are not members of.  I'm running into all sorts of compiler errors.
> 
> Does anyone have sample code about making this work.  

Well, if you just want to add a friend which isn't in your namespace, 
why dont do this:

namespace foo
{
class A
{
        friend ::other_namespace::the_friend;
};
}

?

Using :: in front of a type gets out of the current namespace.

I hope I could help,
Max