C++ OOPs Part1

ABSTRACTION , INHERITANCE , ENCAPSULATION

ABSTRACTION :  

Data abstraction refers to, providing only essential information to the outside world and hiding their background details
Any C++ program where you implement a class with public and private members is an example of data abstraction
-Create your own example.



INHERITANCE : 

A class can be derived from more than one classes, which means it can inherit data and functions from multiple base classes. To define a derived class, we use a class derivation list to specify the base class(es). A class derivation list names one or more base classes and has the form:

class derived-class: access-specifier base-class

Where access-specifier is one of public, protected, or private, and base-class is the name of a previously defined class. If the access-specifier is not used, then it is private by default

#include <iostream>
 
using namespace std;
//Base Class
class Shape {
   public:
      void setWidth(int w)
      {
         width = w;
      }
      void setHeight(int h)
      {
         height = h;
      }
   protected:
      int width;
      int height;
};

// Derived Class
class Rectangle: public Shape
{
   public:
      int getArea()
      { 
         return (width * height); 
      }
};

int main(void)
{
   Rectangle Rect;
 
   Rect.setWidth(5);
   Rect.setHeight(7);

   // Print the area of the object.
   cout << "Total area: " << Rect.getArea() << endl;
   return 0;
}
A C++ class can inherit members from more than one class and here is the extended syntax:

class derived-class: access baseA, access baseB....
class Rectangle: public Shape, public PaintCost


ENCAPSULATION



Data encapsulation is a mechanism of bundling the data, and the functions that use them and data abstraction is a mechanism of exposing only the interfaces and hiding the implementation details from the user.

C++ supports the properties of encapsulation and data hiding through the creation of user-defined types, called classes. We already have studied that a class can contain private, protected and public members. By default, all items defined in a class are private. For example:

class Box
{
   public:
      double getVolume(void)
      {
         return length * breadth * height;
      }
   private:
      double length;      // Length of a box
      double breadth;     // Breadth of a box
      double height;      // Height of a box
};

The variables length, breadth, and height are private. This means that they can be accessed only by other members of the Box class, and not by any other part of your program. This is one way encapsulation is achieved.
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