{"id":10232,"date":"2022-10-17T10:25:10","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T10:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prepbytes.com\/blog\/?p=10232"},"modified":"2023-04-17T05:21:23","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T05:21:23","slug":"member-function-in-cpp-and-types","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/member-function-in-cpp-and-types\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Member Function in C++?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A member function in C++ is a function that is part of a class. It is used to manipulate the data members of the class. Member functions are also known as methods. Member functions are declared inside the class definition and can be defined either inside or outside the class definition. A function declared as a member of the class is called a member function. Generally, member functions are declared as public because they have to be called outside of the class. Member functions are very useful to achieve OOPs concept encapsulation which is used to access private data members of the class using public member functions. In this article, we will learn about member function in-depth, ways to define member function, and types of member function<\/p>\n

Member Function<\/h2>\n

A function is a Member Function if it can be declared as a member of the class (Function declaration or definition within the class). Member Functions can be declared within the class as public, private, or protected functions. Member Functions may be used to read, manipulate, or display all types of data members (private, public, and protected). Member Function is declared as any other variable in C++.<\/p>\n

Example of Member Function in C++<\/h3>\n

Let\u2019s understand what a member function is in C++ with the help of an example?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t