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Accessing Private Member Functions

Aug 21, 2013 at 8:41pm
Xistenial (32)
Real quick question. Say I have the following code:

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  class Base
{
public:
// Some public shit

private:
int secret();


I then innitialise an object BaseObject:

Base BaseObject

Now I wish to call secret as follows

BaseObject.secret();

Now I know this is incorrect cause its private and cannot be accessed outside the class, but then how should I call it?
Aug 21, 2013 at 8:43pm
vlad from moscow (6539)
You can call it inside other member functions of the class.
Aug 21, 2013 at 8:44pm
Xistenial (32)
Thanks may I please get an example?
Aug 21, 2013 at 8:53pm
vlad from moscow (6539)
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#include <iostream>

struct A
{
   void f() const { g(); }

private:
   void g() const { std::cout << "Hello World"; }
};

int main()
{
   A().f();
}
Edit & run on cpp.sh
Aug 21, 2013 at 9:01pm
Xistenial (32)
Vlad to the rescue..again thanks man!
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