Specifying 'public class' or 'private class' for C++ class definitions
is not part of the C++ standard. In a topic in the VS 2005 docs 'How to:
Declare public and private on Native classes', it is suggested that this
syntax is supported with VC8 for interaction with CLR ref classes and
for specifying in a CLR assembly.

However in the specific C++ language documentation for native classes,
there is no mention of the possibility of prepending 'class' with either
'public' or 'private'. Furthermore where it is explained in the first
topic above there is no explanation of what it actually means for native
classes, other than the implied suggestion that it treats native classes
like ref classes in CLR assemblies as regards the 'public' and 'private'
keywords in front of a ref class.

Can anybody clear up for me whether this is supported for native classes
in CLR assemblies and what it actually means given the abysmal MSDN
documentation on it ?