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base class
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A |
the building class upon which other classes are built
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class
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B |
receives a reference to another object as an argument, and is used when
objects are passed to functions by value
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class-member operator
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C |
tells the compiler how to create the object in memory and what the initial
values of its data will be
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constructor
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D |
used when the object is instanciated with no arguments
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containment
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E |
the period used between the identifier and the message
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copy constructor
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F |
the definition for an object
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default constructor
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G |
receives a reference to another object as an argument, and is used when
objects are passed to functions by value
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derived class
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H |
the term used to describe how a class keeps its data private
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