Why can't I have a private field in a child that has the same name as a private field in an ancestor? I don't think there's going to be much difficulty determining which private field is referenced; UIM, it'll be similar to how `virtual' methods are traced. This is what I get while trying to do this: TException.eph:86: error: cannot overwrite data field `ObjectStructure' of parent object TException.eph:85: error: duplicate field `ObjectStructure' Using build 20040516 (binary distro). I'm not sure how other compilers handle this, but, IMVHO, this behavior is desirable. -- Political Dissident Neil Santos Free Software Advocate Jabber: nsantos@jabber.org Please avoid sending me attachments encoded in secret formatting. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html