Thread: Access Specifier before a class definition?

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    Access Specifier before a class definition?

    What does having an access specifier before a class definition mean?

    In this case, public:

    Code:
    public ref class ThreadX {
    
    
    // Class definition
    
    
    };
    I have never seen it used in this manner before. I am only familiar with seeing it with class members and with inheritance.

    Thanks for your help!

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    It's a Microsoft's extension (it's not standard C++): Managed Extensions for C++ - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    You should never use it, unless you really want to use C++/CLI.

    This "ref" is also an extension.

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    Thanks, I think I was also looking at c# code but didn't realize it. I assumed it was C ++

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    That's not C#. "ref class" isn't C#. It could be C++/CLI or C++/CX. Both are Microsoft-invented extensions of C++ aimed at interoperating with Microsoft's technologies (.Net for C++/CLI, WinRT for C++/CX).
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