Classes and Objects

A class is a user defined data types which binds the data and associated functions together. Generally a class specification has two parts:

1. class declaration.
2. class function definition.

General form of class declaration is:

class <class name>
{
        private :
        variable declaration;
        function declaration;
        public:
        variable declaration;
       function declaration;
};

A class contains
•Member Data

1. Variables defined inside a class
2. Normally Member data are hidden

• Member Methods

1. Functions defined inside the class.
2. Member methods are public in nature and accessible from outside the class.

• The two keywords private and public are known as visibility labels
• Generally data kept as private while function member kept under public heading.