access to private function.

[ishekar]

Hi,

class A
{
public:
virtual void x(){cout<<"insi de A"<<endl;};
}

class B : public A
{
private:
void x(){cout<<"insi de B"<<endl;};
}

main
{
B b;
A& a=b;
a.x(); // this prints "inside B" but b's x() is a private method.
}

is this a compiler bug or a standard. i am not able to understand. could
anyone have a opinion on this.

Thanks