Classes

[TalkNet]

Can someone please explain to me what classes do, and when to use them. I very new to C++, and I'm a little confused on what they do.

Thanks,

Kenneth Devorak

[Technocrat]

Classess are generally groups of functions and/or VARs. Its generally up to the programmer when to use or not use them. Here is a quick simple example

class CMath     //Name of your class
{
public:
  int total;       //Public VAR in your class
  
  CMath();      
  ~CMath();

  void Add(int Value1, int Value2);
  void Subtact(int Value, int Value2);
};

CMath::CMath()
{
}

CMath::~CMath()
{
}

void CMath::Add(int Value);
{
  total = total + value;
}

void CMath::Add(int Value);
{
  total = total - value;
}

int Main()
{
  CMath math;           //When this is done CMath::CMath() is called
  math.Add(1);           //When this is done CMath::Add(int Value) is called
  math.Subtract(5);   //When this is done CMath::Add(int Value) is called
  cout << math.total;//When this is done total in CMath is called
}   //When this is done void CMath::~CMath() is called because the VAR is being destroyed 

I wrote this all by hand so there maybe some minor mistakes in my example

[kedaman]

You should read a tutorial, I recommend TYC++:
http://newdata.box.sk/bx/c/