Error on usage of protected outside classes and interfaces

Fixes bug 601347.

diff --git a/vala/valamethod.vala b/vala/valamethod.vala
index ffd2a53fc42a78590196fc5894055f3975b7153a..608918909d46274da5d8bc3fa47edb9227ad7492 100644 (file)
--- a/vala/valamethod.vala
+++ b/vala/valamethod.vala
@@ -762,6 +762,12 @@ public class Vala.Method : Member {
                                Report.error (source_reference, "Methods may not be overridden outside of classes");
                                return false;
                        }
+               } else if (access == SymbolAccessibility.PROTECTED) {
+                       if (!(parent_symbol is Class) && !(parent_symbol is Interface)) {
+                               error = true;
+                               Report.error (source_reference, "Protected methods may not be declared outside of classes and interfaces");
+                               return false;
+                       }
                }
 
                if (is_abstract && body != null) {