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In [[object-oriented programming]], a '''friend function''', that is a "friend" of a given [[class (computer science)|class]], is a function that is given the same access as methods to private and protected [[data]].
<ref>{{cite book|last=Holzner|first=Steven|title=C++ : Black Book|year=2001|publisher=Coriolis Group|___location=Scottsdale, Ariz.|isbn=1-57610-777-9|page=397|quote=When you declare a function a friend of a class, that function has access to the internal data members of that object (that is, its protected, and private data members.)}}
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