class_anatomy.cpp

#include <iostream>
class Car {
private:   // ---access control (encapsulation)---
    int speed;  //member variable
    std::string model; //each object gets its win copy of these

public:
    //-----CONSTRUCTOR: runs auto when an object is created
    Car(std::string m, int s) : model(m), speed(s) {

    } //initializer list

    //----DESTRUCTOR: runs auto when the object is destroyed
    ~Car() {
        //cleanup goes here (free resources)
    }
    //-----Member functions (a.k.a methods): the object's behaviour----
    void accelerate(int amount) {
        speed += amount;
    }
    int getSpeed() const { //const member function: does not modify the object
        return speed;
    }
};

int main() {
    Car myCar("Toyota", 0);
    myCar.accelerate(50); //call a methodvia the dot operator
    std::cout << "Current speed: " << myCar.getSpeed() << std::endl;
    //when myCar goes out of scope at end of main, ~Car runs auto.
    return 0;
}