Access specifiers - C++ Class
How are access specifiers used in C++ classes?
Explanation
Access specifiers defines the access rights for the statements or functions that follows it until another access specifier or till the end of a class. The three types of access specifiers are "private", "public", "protected".
The members declared as "private" can be accessed only within the same class and not from outside the class.
The members declared as "public" are accessible within the class as well as from outside the class.
The members declared as "protected" cannot be accessed from outside the class, but can be accessed from a derived class. This is used when inheritaance is applied to the members of a class.
The members declared as "public" are accessible within the class as well as from outside the class.
private:
The members declared as "private" can be accessed only within the same class and not from outside the class.
public:
The members declared as "public" are accessible within the class as well as from outside the class.
protected:
The members declared as "protected" cannot be accessed from outside the class, but can be accessed from a derived class. This is used when inheritaance is applied to the members of a class.
The members declared as "public" are accessible within the class as well as from outside the class.
