Member functions can be defined in the declaration, or defined externally. Internal definitions are usually trivial functions, suitable for inline expansion. Non-trivial definitions are typically placed in a separate file, as per the following example:
// File: obj.h
class obj
{
public:
void foo(){/* do something simple */} // internal definition.
void bar();
};
// File: obj.cpp
#include "obj.h"
void obj.bar(){/* do something complicated */} // external definition.
A member function of a class can be defined outside the class using scope resolution :: operator Thanks Rajneesh
1. Function - is normally refered to a C-style function which has a global level scope. As long as its declaration is visible in a file where it is being used, and the definition is available somewhere in the application, the linker will find the definition and link to it. It can be used anywhere in the application. 2. Member function - is normally referred to a C++Style method declared/defined inside of a C++ class. The scope for such member functions is the class. They are not accessible outside the class and are only accessible thru an object/instance of such a class. There are, of course, exceptions to this, such as static and friends.
You cannot undefine a member function.
A function statement is a block where the function is declared and defined.
Yes. So long as the function has a value at the points in question, the function is considered defined.
If you are asking about member functions. When we declare a function inside a class then that function becomes member function of that class and this function can access the whole class
You cannot because the function is not well-defined. There is no equality symbol, the function In(2x) is not defined.
A piecewise defined function is a function which is defined symbolically using two or more formulas
A function statement is a block where the function is declared and defined.
That depends on how the function is defined.
x is a member of the function's domain, y is a member of the function's range.
We can access a Friend function from any other class in which friend function is introduced or declared even if the other class is not a member of first class. But when we use normal member function, we can have its access only in the derived classes of the first class. This is the basic difference between a friend function and a normal member function.