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Rule 3-2-3 and friend Declarations - gs - 30-09-2010
Am I correct in presuming rule 3-2-3 does not apply to friend declarations? For example, if I declare a class type in a header file, am I permitted to declare that class as a friend of another type in a different file?
Re: Rule 3-2-3 and friend Declarations - misra cpp - 11-10-2016
This rule does not preclude the use of friend or forward reference statements, but these must be in a separate header file.
A future edition may reconsider this point