# cxxClassAccessSpecifier

The <cxxClassAccessSpecifier> element describes the level of access the class allows.

## Description

The <cxxClassAccessSpecifier> element does not have any children. <cxxClassAccessSpecifier> uses the attribute value to describe the level of access a class has. value can be set to "public", "protected" or "private"; the default is "public".

## Example

    <cxxClassAccessSpecifier value="public"/>

## Contained by

cxxClassDefinition

## Contains

## Content Model

No content.

## Inheritance

topic/state reference/state apiRef/apiQualifier apiClassifier/apiQualifier cxxClass/cxxClassAccessSpecifier

Parent topic: cxxClass module