MISRA.MEMB.NOT_PRIVATE

Member variable in non-POD class is not private.

MISRA-C++ Rule 11-0-1 (required): Member data in non-POD class types shall be private.

Rationale

By implementing class interfaces with member functions, the implementation retains more control over how the object state can be modified, and helps to allow a class to be maintained without affecting clients.

Example

class C
{
public:
   int32_t b;   // Non-compliant
protected:
   int32_t c;   // Non-compliant
private:
   int32_t d;   // Compliant
};