Access Control Specifiers in C++

This C++ program illustrates the use of access control specifiers in a class. The three access control specifiers are as follows : public – member is visible to the user and derived classes, private – member is not visible to the user and derived classes and protected – member is visible to the derived class but not to the user.

Here is the source code of the C++ program illustrates the use of access control specifiers in a class. The C++ program is successfully compiled and run on a Linux system. The program output is also shown below.

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 * C++ Program to Illustrate the use of Access Control Specifiers

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 */
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#include <iostream>
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class Base {
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    private:
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        int a;
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    protected:
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        int b;
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    public:
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        int c;
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        Base(int aa = 1, int bb = 2, int cc = 3) : a(aa), b(bb), c(cc) {}

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        virtual ~Base() {}
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};
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class Derived: public Base {
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    int j;
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    public:
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        Derived(int jj = 0) : j(jj) {}
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        void change()
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        {
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           // 'b' is protected
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           j = b;
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        }
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        void printValue()
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        {
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            std::cout << "Derived::j = " << j

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                      << std::endl;
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        }
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};
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int main()
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{
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    Base base;
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    Derived derived;
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    // 'a' and 'b' are private and protected

    // std::cout << base.a << std::endl;

    // std::cout << base.b << std::endl;

    std::cout << "Base::c = "<< base.c << std::endl;

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    derived.change();
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    derived.printValue();
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}
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$ a.out
Base::c = 3
Derived::j = 2

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