Classes with Object Members
Let's begin with classes that include class objects as members. Some classes, such as the String class of Chapter 11 or the standard C++ classes and templates of Chapter 15, offer convenient ways of representing components of a more extensive class. We'll look at a particular example now.
What is a student? Someone enrolled in a school? Someone engaged in thoughtful investigation? A refugee from the harsh exigencies of the real world? Someone with an identifying name and a set of quiz scores? Clearly, the last definition is a totally inadequate characterization of a person, but it is well-suited for a simple computer representation. So let's develop a Student class based on that definition.
Simplifying a student to ...
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