In C++, it is possible to restrict access to data members directly by objects which is not possible in C. It is always a
programmer’s choice to allow or disallow direct access to data members. The mechanism of restricting access to data
outside the class is called as data hiding or encapsulation. In such a case, only the member functions can access the
data. If class is used in place of struct, it restricts the access to data members as shown in Figure 16.2.
Object d
Direct Access Not Allowed
Figure 16.2 Class in C++
Direct Access Allowed
Object d
Figure 16.1 Structure in C
16.2 STRUCTURES IN C
Though, it is possible to ...
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