No, a derived class cannot directly access private members of the base class. Private members are accessible only within the base class itself. However, derived classes can access inherited public and protected members of the base class.
Here's an example:
class Base {
private:
int privateMember;
public:
int publicMember;
protected:
int protectedMember;
};
class Derived : public Base {
public:
void AccessBaseMembers() {
publicMember = 42; // Public member is accessible
protectedMember = 42; // Protected member is accessible
privateMember = 42; // Error: Private member not accessible
}
};
