Abstract Classes and Methods Abstract class: is a restricted class that cannot be used to create objects (to access it, it must be inherited from another class). Abstract method: can only be used in an abstract class, and it does not have a body. The body is provided by the derived class (inherited from).
What is abstract class in C++ with example?
A class that contains a pure virtual function is known as an abstract class. In the above example, the class Shape is an abstract class. We cannot create objects of an abstract class. However, we can derive classes from them, and use their data members and member functions (except pure virtual functions).