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C++ Classes/Objects

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Summary

This lesson discusses class and object as the core of OOP application in C++. A class is a blueprint that defines an attribute (data) and a method (behavior), whereas an object is a real instance that is created from that class. You also learn public, private, and protected access specifications to control member access.

Key points

Class is declared with the keyword class followed by name and block {}.
Objects are made from a class like making a variable of that class type.
Access specifier: public (open), private (restricted), protected (derived class).
A class member without a qualifier is private by default.

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