The Class Construct

The class construct in C++ is an enhancement of the struct construct in C.
- Members may be designated public, protected, or private.
- Members may be objects or functions.

Form

    class Name
    {
        public:

    //	Declarations of public members...

        protected:

    //	Declarations of protected members...

        private:

    //	Declarations of private members...

    };

Use the dot operator (.) to access members through an object.
Use the arrow operator (->) to access members through a pointer to an object.
Example - The Point Class - point.h, point.cpp
Example - The Complex Class - complex.h, complex.cpp

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