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63 changes: 40 additions & 23 deletions docs/cpp/member-access-control-cpp.md
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Expand Up @@ -68,28 +68,44 @@ protected: // Declare protected function for derived classes only.

```cpp
// access_specifiers_for_base_classes.cpp
class BaseClass
{
public:
int PublicFunc(); // Declare a public member.
protected:
int ProtectedFunc(); // Declare a protected member.
private:
int PrivateFunc(); // Declare a private member.
};
class BaseClass
{
public:
int PublicFunc(); // Declare a public member.
protected:
int ProtectedFunc(); // Declare a protected member.
private:
int PrivateFunc(); // Declare a private member.
};

// Declare two classes derived from BaseClass.
class DerivedClass1 : public BaseClass
{
};

class DerivedClass2 : private BaseClass
{
};

int main()
{
}
class DerivedClass1 : public BaseClass
{
void foo()
{
PublicFunc();
ProtectedFunc();
PrivateFunc(); // function is inaccessible
}
};

class DerivedClass2 : private BaseClass
{
void foo()
{
PublicFunc();
ProtectedFunc();
PrivateFunc(); // function is inaccessible
}
};

int main()
{
DerivedClass1 derived_class1;
DerivedClass2 derived_class2;
derived_class1.PublicFunc();
derived_class2.PublicFunc(); // function is inaccessible
}
```

In `DerivedClass1`, the member function `PublicFunc` is a public member and `ProtectedFunc` is a protected member because `BaseClass` is a public base class. `PrivateFunc` is private to `BaseClass`, and it is inaccessible to any derived classes.
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -216,5 +232,6 @@ Access Along Paths of an Inheritance Graph

In the figure, a name declared in class `VBase` is always reached through class `RightPath`. The right path is more accessible because `RightPath` declares `VBase` as a public base class, whereas `LeftPath` declares `VBase` as private.

## See also
[C++ Language Reference](../cpp/cpp-language-reference.md)

## See Also
[C++ Language Reference](../cpp/cpp-language-reference.md)