How do I use get and set methods in c++ with an object that is initialised with new

Question

Im trying to use get and set methods within c++ with an object that is initialised with new

Person *Person1 = new Person;
        string first;
        string family; 
        string ID;
        int birth;

anyone any idea how I do this?

Sounds like you could use a [good C++ book](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/388242/the-definitive-c-book-guide-and-list) — NathanOliver, Oct 19 '16 at 15:34

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 19 '16 at 15:34

1

Assuming that your Person has member functions like getFirst() you would use the dereference operator (-> or *) like this:

Person1->getFirst(); // equivalent to (*Person1).getFirst()

answered Oct 19 '16 at 15:34

Fantastic Mr Fox

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 19 '16 at 15:43

You need to define the setters and getters in your class, as well as you should define your members there

something like:

class person{

public:

person(){}

~person(){}

here put your getter and setter like...
void setFirst(...) { .... }
string getFirst() { return ... }
...

private:

string first;
string family;
string ID;
int birth;

}

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