Why does CLion's implement methods shortcut make the method private?

Asked Feb 15 '21 at 17:29

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I have the following base class:

class OpCode {
public:
    OpCode(const std::shared_ptr<CharacterContext> &characterContext);

    virtual void operator()(std::uint_fast32_t argument) = 0;
protected:
    std::shared_ptr<CharacterContext> character_context;
};

If I declare a class like this:

class xxx : OpCode {
public:
   using OpCode::OpCode;
}

and then do ^I to implement methods and select operator() it creates:

private:
    void operator()(std::uint_fast32_t argument) override {

    }

Why is it making this private? Shouldn't it be public? I'm wondering if there's some underlying C++ idiom that I don't know.

edited Feb 15 '21 at 17:37

asked Feb 15 '21 at 17:29

Don Hosek

You use `private` inheritance so it makes sense. – user7860670 Feb 15 '21 at 17:59
@user7860670 What's `private` inheritance? – Don Hosek Feb 15 '21 at 18:04
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/860339/difference-between-private-public-and-protected-inheritance – user7860670 Feb 15 '21 at 18:04
@user7860670 but I'm not specifying a modifier on the base class. The default is `private`? I'd think the default would be `public`. – Don Hosek Feb 15 '21 at 18:07
yes, default is `private`, just like for class members – user7860670 Feb 15 '21 at 18:09
default is `private` with `class` and `public` with `struct` – 463035818_is_not_an_ai Feb 15 '21 at 18:19

Why does CLion's implement methods shortcut make the method private?

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