1. Constructing Objects Classes– not for education only (or are they) OR Political correctness is not for objects

2. Typedef • Aliasing types (or classes) typedef int Age; typedef string Name; typedef float Distance_in_Meters; typedef float Money_in_Ks;//dollars Gene Itkis: cs112, lec.3

3. Classes • Classes are “data types” • Programmer-defined • Pre-defined: • int, float, bool, etc. – are all classes • Every object must belong to a class Gene Itkis: cs112, lec.3

4. A class is born… class ClassName{ public: // constructors;member functions/fields; protected: data fields/functions;private: data fields/functions;}; ClassName VarName; //instantiation Gene Itkis: cs112, lec.3

5. Protecting Privacy • Public • The Interface – accessible by non-members and members alike • Private • Accessible only by members • Protected • Same as private, except for friends • Real classes should not have public variables– they would have public methods (functions) Gene Itkis: cs112, lec.3

6. Class Action Class Action { public: bool Sue(Name Target, Money_in_Ks Ripoff) {…}; //function def skipped protected: Money_in_Ks Bribe; }; Action MyLawyer; Gene Itkis: cs112, lec.3

7. Addressing Class Methods • How to address members of the class objects: MyLawyer.Sue(“Mr.BigBucks”, 100000.0); • My Lawer’s “friends” (from “BigBucks”) could access MyLawyer.Bribe = 100000.1; Gene Itkis: cs112, lec.3

8. Example: Pair class pairOfInts { public: int firstInt; int secondInt; }; pairOfInts GameScore; GameScore.firstInt=1; GameScore.secondInt=4; //typical Red Sox score Gene Itkis: cs112, lec.3

9. Example: Instructor class instructor { public: string name; string course; int num_students=0; }; Gene Itkis: cs112, lec.3

10. Example 1 revisited class instructor { public: string name; string course; int numStudents(student studentList[100]) { return countStudents( StudentList, course ); } // countStudents() defined elsewhere }; Gene Itkis: cs112, lec.3

11. Example: Pair revisited(on board) class pairOfInts { public: int firstInt; int secondInt; }; pairOfInts GameScore; GameScore.firstInt=1; GameScore.secondInt=4; //typical Red Sox score Gene Itkis: cs112, lec.3

12. Crypto example • Baby RSA class RSA { public: int encrypt(int clear_text) { return pow(clear_text, pub_key)%modulus; } private: int modulus, pub_key;} RSA GeneRSA; … Cipher_text = GeneRSA.encrypt(message); Gene Itkis: cs112, lec.3

13. Pointing at Objects float MyMoney; float* pMyMoney=&MyMoney; //ptr to //addr of Student S; Student* pS=&S; (*pS).gpa = 3.5; // object pointed at pS->gpa = 3.5 // same as above Gene Itkis: cs112, lec.3

14. More on classes – in later classes To be continued…