Question regarding classes

I have this class in a project for school:

Code:

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class info
{
friend istream & operator >>(istream &, info&);
friend ostream & operator <<(ostream &, const info &);
public:
        bool operator<( const info & ) const;
        const info & operator=(const info & );
    void setId(int);
        bool  operator==(const info &) const;

private:
        char name[20];
        int id;
        int age;
};

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Now for the << and >> operators, I have this:

Code:

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istream & operator >>(istream & in, info& l)
 {
        in >> l.age >> l.id >> l.name;
        return in;
 }
 ostream & operator <<(ostream & out, const info & l)
 {
        out << l.age <<' ' << l.id <<' ' << l.name;
        return out;
 }

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VC++ gives me a compile error for both of those saying "error C2248: 'age' : cannot access private member declared in class 'info'." This error occurs for each of the 3 variables. It is my understanding that a friend is able to access all private members of the class. So, why am I getting this error? Thanks.

-Tristan

I got similar errors a long time ago, I never understood why.

Quote:

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So, why am I getting this error

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Because there is a bug in MSVC.

Try downloading the latest service pack for MSVC. That should solve your problems.

I compiled with Dev without problems.

Microsoft doesn't have any friends. :p