Re: [Dev-C++] public/private data decision

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Krzysztof Kapuscik wrote:
>    But for above example you could use:
> return (c1.Save() && c2.Save() && c3.Save());
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> Just remember (yeah, I know you remember this) that && operators are
> evaluated as long as there is 0 value as operator argument, so if
> you'll get c2.Save() =3D=3D false then c3.Save() will never be done (fo=
r
> all standard complaint compilers - if I good remember, I'm not so
> sure, 'cause it is 1:38 AM in my time zone ;) ).

Yes, it is ANSI standard, the shortcut-evaluation, already present in C.

I have been reading here and there about this public-private stuff, but=20
still, there are very diverse styles. I have read this somewhere:

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Class variables should never be declared public.
The concept of C++ information hiding and encapsulation is violated by=20
public variables. Use private variables and access functions instead.=20
One exception to this rule is when the class is essentially a data=20
structure, with no behavior (equivalent to a C struct). In this case it=20
is appropriate to make the class' instance variables public [2].

Note that structs are kept in C++ for compatibility with C only, and=20
avoiding them increases the readability of the code by reducing the=20
number of constructs used. Use a class instead.
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It states that use public data ONLY if the whole thing is a data class=20
(a struct). But what if there ARE a few methods present for the class,=20
but mostly, it contains data?

Another question: I used the m_ (or simply m) prefix for variables in a=20
class, and they were mostly private or protected. What if I put the data=20
into the public section? Should I still use this (or other) prefix for=20
those too?
(I don't use any other prefixes. Though I'm Hungarian, I DON'T use=20
Hungarian-notation :)

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Greetings,
   Bal=E1zs

P.S.: Maybe i spend too much time pondering on unimportant things...