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What mode does a class use if none is written?
Short answer. private.
Can a derived class use base private members?
No.
Base public member
| Mode | Becomes |
|---|---|
| public | public |
| protected | protected |
| private | private |
Remember
| Base private: never accessible |
| No mode in a class: private |
A public base member became private. How? The mode decides. Public mode keeps it public. Protected mode makes it protected. Private mode makes it private. Base private members are never accessible. A class with no mode uses private.
This clip is from the full lesson: Inheritance: Extending Classes — 8 minutes, with the tables, the quick answers and the whole lesson in text.
Useful for: NIOS Senior Secondary Computer Science (330), Programming All levels C++
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