Object-Oriented C++: Inheritance and Encapsulation

Codio gives each major object-oriented concept its own section before an advanced-topics module. The roughly nine-hour course is narrower than a general C++ introduction, making it useful for learners whose next gap is designing related classes and interfaces.

What you will learn

• Protect a class’s internal representation through encapsulation.
• Model a useful relationship with inheritance.
• Use polymorphism to work through a shared interface.

Who this suits

Learners who completed the preceding three courses in the sequence or have equivalent programming knowledge.

Before you enroll

The course is intermediate and explicitly depends on earlier work. Inheritance is one design option; check whether the relationship in your example actually needs it.

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Put it into practice

Model two related objects behind a small shared interface. Test behavior through the interface and explain why the internal state remains protected.

Source and review

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