Class Types
Explore the fundamentals of creating and managing class types in C++. Learn to define attributes and methods, instantiate objects, and control access with public and private members. Understand static attributes shared across all instances to improve programming efficiency.
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Definition
Classes are data types encapsulating attributes and methods
C++ has several primitive classes such as integer, string, double, etc. Each type has its own methods that allow us to perform certain operations.
For example, the length() method can be used to calculate the length of a string.
In C++, we can create custom class types using the built-in types and defining our own methods.
Classes are quite similar to structs. For the purpose of this course, we will stick to classes.
Here is an example of a class:
class Account{
public:
Account(double b);
void deposit(double amt);
void withdraw(double amt);
double getBalance() const;