what are access specifiers in c++
class MyClass { // The class
public: // Access specifier
// class members goes here
};
The public keyword is an access specifier.
Access specifiers define how the members (attributes and methods) of a
class can be accessed.
In the example above, the members are public - which means that they
can be accessed and modified from outside the code.
However,
what if we want members to be private and hidden from the outside world?
In C++, there are three access specifiers:
public - members are accessible from outside the class
private - members cannot be accessed (or viewed) from outside the class
protected - members cannot be accessed from outside the class,
however, they can be accessed in inherited classes.