[swift-evolution] SE-0025: Scoped Access Level, next steps

[Erica Sadun]

> On Mar 14, 2016, at 7:50 PM, Joe Groff via swift-evolution <swift-evolution at swift.org> wrote:
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>> On Mar 14, 2016, at 6:47 PM, Ilya Belenkiy via swift-evolution <swift-evolution at swift.org> wrote:
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>> I really like James's idea:
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>> private                 symbol visible within the current declaration (class, extension, etc).
>> private(module) symbol visible within the current module.
>> private(file)           symbol visible within the current file.
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>> this is very precise and crystal clear. All other already suggested names have room for interpretation.  These are obvious at a glance.
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> I like this too. It also admits groupings between 'file' and 'module' in the future ('directory' or 'submodule' maybe), the lack of which has been often cited as another weakness in our current model.
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+1 here too.

* It resolves my issues with public/internal vs public/private. 
* As Ilya put it: "obvious at a glance"
* Uses one concept applied to different scopes.

-- E