Chapter 9: Basics of Classes

Class Definition

• build-in types and user defined types
• data component and method/functions
• Access control: public and private
• Put the source code into a header and a CPP

Constructors and Destructors

• Constructors
• Default Constructors
• Destructors
• Initialization

Using a Class

• const member functions
• const member variables
• static member variables

this pointer

Lab

Create a simple class. Please try to test:

• access a private member
• modify a const data member
• modify a data member in a const function
• initialize a const data member