I am not sure how to ask this question, but I need help in understanding the usage of :: when grabbing a member variable in a class? Rather than just typing that specific member variable instead? For Example: In Hpp file #include using namespace std; class class_name{ void add_name(name); string variable_name; }; In CPP file: void add_name(string name){ class_name::variable_name = name; }

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I am not sure how to ask this question, but I need help in understanding the usage of :: when grabbing a member variable in a class? Rather than just typing that specific member variable instead?

For Example:

In Hpp file

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

class class_name{

void add_name(name);

string variable_name;

};

In CPP file:

void add_name(string name){

class_name::variable_name = name;

}

 

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