How to write a simple class in C++?

Question

I have been reading a lot of tutorials on C++ class but they miss something that other tutorials include.

Can someone please show me how to write and use a very simp

Answer 1

#include 
#include 

class Simple {
public:
  Simple(const std::string& name);
  void greet();
  ~Simple();
private:
  std::string name;
};

Simple::Simple(const std::string& name): name(name) {
  std::cout << "hello " << name << "!" << std::endl;
}

void Simple::greet() {
  std::cout << "hi there " << name << "!" << std::endl;
}

Simple::~Simple() {
  std::cout << "goodbye " << name << "!" << std::endl;
}

int main()
{
  Simple ton("Joe");
  ton.greet();
  return 0;
}

Silly, but, there you are. Note that "visibility" is a misnomer: public and private control accessibility, but even "private" stuff is still "visible" from the outside, just not accessible (it's an error to try and access it).