[SIP] How to hide helper functions?

[Phil Thompson]

On 02/07/2022 09:09, Weitian Leung wrote:
> I have such situation that want to hide the handwritten functions, for 
> example
> struct Foo /Abstract/
> {
>     HRESULT get_Count(long *count /Out/) = 0;
>     long getCount();
>     %MethodCode
>         long count = 0;
>         sipCpp->get_Count(&count);
>         sipRes = count;
>     %End
>     %Property(name=Count, get=getCount)
> };
> the getCount is not the original interface method, I just want to make
> the get_Count be a property, so write one helper function and use the
> %Property directive.
> But I don't want the user see or call the getCount method directly,
> only the get_Count or Count property is acceptable.
> 
> It is possible do that?

No.

> Or is any other way to expose get_Count as a property?

No because the Python Foo.get_Count() will only raise an exception.

Phil