How do I unit test a protected method in C++?

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How do I unit test a protected method in C++?

In Java, I\'d either create the test class in the same package as the class under test or create an anonymous subcla

Answer 1

Declare a friend class MyClass_UnitTest; in your MyClass. You can then define MyClass_UnitTest elsewhere in your unit test program that has full access to MyClass internals, but you don't have to provide an implementation in your release application. See CppUnit documentation for a good example of how this is done.