Does it make a difference whether I put 'friend class xxxxx' in the public or private section?

Question

class A1 { public: friend class B; }
class A2 { private: friend class B; }

Any difference?

possible duplicate of [Friend declaration in C++ - difference between public and private](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6407691/friend-declaration-in-c-difference-between-public-and-private) — Pokechu22, Jun 21 '15 at 16:52

score 18 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 27 '10 at 14:56

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No, access specificators have no effect on friend declaration.

answered Apr 27 '10 at 14:56

M. Williams

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