Data Members and Member Functions

Ever wondered how they maintain all the data and behaviors for the items in your inventory in a video game? Or maybe you've thought about how super-complex complex systems like banking systems, store management software, automotive digital diagnostic systems and tons of other applications were built? There's often a good chance that many of these applications use some form of Object-Oriented Programming. In this lesson, we look at Object-Oriented Programming, focusing on objects and classes.

Learning Objectives

• Understand how classes are designed and constructed and how objects are created from them
• Explore both the data members and member functions from which we build classes
• Learn how to instantiate classes as objects
• Learn how to use a rectangle class and a book class together and test them out

Intended Audience

• Beginner coders, new to C++
• Developers looking to upskill by adding C++ to their CV
• College students and anyone studying C++

Prerequisites

To get the most out of this lesson, you should have a basic understanding of the fundamentals of C++.