Thread: Encapsulation in C++

breaking encapsulation

Code:

       class MyClass
       {
            private:
               int a ;
            public: 
                int & getA()
                {
                    return a;
                }
       };
       int main()
       {
           MyClass myClass;
           myClass.getA() = 10;
       }

That is one way i think

btw...i don't think static object breaks encapsulation.. Just make it a const, and good luck trying to modify the mother...

Now that i think about it, static doesnt necessarily break encapsulation. It can be a private static variable/function and other objects cant access it.
I have never worked with a const static variable/function. Could you give me an example of how it would be used? (wouldn't #define potentially do the same thing?)

Also, you do make a good point with using a class field to return the reference of a class member. I never recognized it as breaking encapsulation.