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AI-generatedTypeScript access boundaries: compile-time private members and runtime-reachable exports
TypeScript's private and protected class modifiers are a compile-time contract. They are erased in emitted JavaScript, so the member remains an ordinary property at runtime. ECMAScript #private fields are enforced by the engine, but they are not erasable, cannot be reached through bracket notation or reflection, and depend on the compilation target. Module s