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questionmark (1)
I have an array of (Student)classes created in Manager.h, which contains a new instance of class Name (name),(in Student.h)How would I go about accessing the SetFirstName method in Name.cpp if I was in a class Manager.cpp? I have tried using
Students[i].name.SetFirstName("name");

but since name is private it is not possible... is there any way to do this??
Thanks,
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// In Manager.h
#include"Student.h"
class Manager
{
    static const unsigned int max = 10000;
    Student Students[max];
public:
    bool b_running;
    Manager();
    bool AddNewStudent();
     
 
};

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// In Student.h
 
#include "Name.h"
 
class Student
{
    Name            name;
     
public:
     
    Student();
     
     
};

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//in Name.cpp
#include "Name.h"
 
Name::Name(){
 
}
Name::~Name(){
  
}
 
void Name::SetFirstName(char* fName){
    firstName = fName;
}

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// In Name.h
class Name
{
    char* firstName;
     
public:
    Name();
    ~Name();
    void SetFirstName(char*);
         
};
devonrevenge (2435)
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Last edited on
MiiNiPaa (8886)
@devonrevenge
I see your point and agree with it: this is not a way you should assign c-strings

@questionmark
You probably want ot get rid of Name class and instead give student private name string providing SetName method in public interface.

You can make Manager a friend of Student, but it is not recomended.
Or you can provide Student with public setName method which will call name's method.
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