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which style of member-access is preferable [duplicate]

the purpose of oop using classes is to encapsulate members from the outer space. i always read that accessing members should be done by methods. for example: template<typename T> class foo_1 { ...
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Is it a good idea to provide different function signatures that do the same thing?

Here is a C++ class that gets constructed with three values. class Foo{ //Constructor Foo(std::string, int, char); private: std::string foo; char bar; int baz; }; All of ...
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How to name an subclass that add a minor, detailed thing?

What is the most concise (yet descriptive) way of naming a subclass that only add a specific minor thing to the parent? I encountered this case a lot in WPF, where sometime I have to add a small ...
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Method flags as arguments or as member variables?

I think the title "Method flags as arguments or as member variables?" may be suboptimal, but as I'm missing any better terminology atm., here goes: I'm currently trying to get my head around the ...
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Designing class methods: self contained or explicit calls?

I'm probably butchering the terms, if someone knows the appropriate terms - that'd be great. But my question is: should I design my classes so that their methods' parameters be accessible from the ...