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Hello.

C++ is an OO language, and of course supports encapsulation.
Problem is - there is no standard way to add access methods.
For example:
class foo
{
public:
	SetMember( Type aMember );
	Type Member( );
private:
	Type Member;
};

Now, this code is reasonable, but it could be better:
[ I really don't know where I'm stealing this syntax. Sorry, anyway ]

class foo
{
private:
	Type Member : read GetMember, write SetMember;
};

and then you can do something like:
foo x;
x.Member = 5; // Calls SetMember()
cout << x.Member; // Calls GetMember()


I think this kind of code is much more elegant, and forces the use of
access methods, which isn't bad by itself.

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