Thread: Array of classes with classes inside

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

Code:

Students[i].name.SetFirstName("name");

but since name is private it is not possible... is there any way to do this??
Thanks,

Code:

// In Manager.h
#include"Student.h"
class Manager
{
	static const unsigned int max = 10000;
	Student Students[max];
public:
	bool b_running;
	Manager();
	bool AddNewStudent();
	

};

Code:

// In Student.h

#include "Name.h"

class Student
{
	Name			name;
	
public:
	
	Student();
	
	
};

Code:

//in Name.cpp
#include "Name.h"

Name::Name(){

}
Name::~Name(){
 
}

void Name::SetFirstName(char* fName){
	firstName = fName;
}

Code:

// In Name.h
class Name
{
	char* firstName;
	
public:
	Name();
	~Name();
	void SetFirstName(char*);
		
};

First why are you using a C-string instead of a std::string for the firstName?

Have you thought about using inheritance?

Code:

class Student : public Name
{

   public:
      Student();
};

Jim

True but I would have named "Name" "Person".

Jim