Classes and Objects in C++

Classes and Objects in C++ — a practical guide to C++ classes objects with clear examples you can reuse in real projects.

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Short description

Start with clear public APIs and private data.

Class

class User {
public:
    explicit User(std::string name) : name_(std::move(name)) {}
    const std::string& name() const { return name_; }
private:
    std::string name_;
};