Here is another proposal for an extension to C++ :-)

 The keyword 'hidden' is added to the language.
 It is used in class declarations like 'private'.
 It differs from private in that hidden names are
 not visible (private names are visible but inaccessible)

 class X {
  hidden:
   int i;
  private:
   int j;
 };

 class Y {
  void f(){ return i;} // error, i is unknown
  void g() {return j;} // error, j is inaccessible
 };

 Hidden functions cannot be virtual.
 Bases cannot be hidden.

Extension:
----------
 Hidden functions need not be declared.

 [Not sure of syntax yet. Helper functions cannot be
 written without declaration at the moment]

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