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Learn C++ - Classes & Objects Cheatsheet - Codecademy

A class in C++ contains members like attributes/data and methods/functions. Constructors initialize objects, destructors handle cleanup. Access control like public and private designates member visibility. Classes serve as templates for objects which encapsulate related data and functionality.

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Learn C++ - Classes & Objects Cheatsheet - Codecademy

A class in C++ contains members like attributes/data and methods/functions. Constructors initialize objects, destructors handle cleanup. Access control like public and private designates member visibility. Classes serve as templates for objects which encapsulate related data and functionality.

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Classes & Objects


Destructor
For a C++ class, a destructor is a special method that
handles object destruction, generally focused on City::~City() {
preventing memory leaks. Class destructors don’t take
arguments as input and their names are always preceded   // Any final cleanup
by a tilde ~ .

Class Members
A class is comprised of class members:
class City {
● Attributes, also known as member data, consist of
information about an instance of the class.
  // Attribute
● Methods, also known as member functions, are   int population;
functions that can be used with an instance of the
class. public:
  // Method
  void add_resident() {
    population++;
  }

};

Constructor
For a C++ class, a constructor is a special kind of method
that enables control regarding how the objects of a class #include "city.hpp"
should be created. Different class constructors can be
specified for the same class, but each constructor class City {
signature must be unique.

  std::string name;
  int population;

public:
  City(std::string new_name, int new_pop);

};
Objects
In C++, an object is an instance of a class that
encapsulates data and functionality pertaining to that City nyc;
data.

Access Control Operators


C++ classes have access control operators that designate
the scope of class members: class City {

● public
  int population;
● private

public:
public members are accessible everywhere; private
  void add_resident() { 
members can only be accessed from within the same
    population++;
instance of the class or from friends classes.
  }

private:
  bool is_capital;

};

Class
A C++ class is a user-defined data type that encapsulates
information and behavior about an object. It serves as a class Person {
blueprint for future inherited classes.
};

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