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What are the pros and cons of using nested public C++ classes and enumerations? For example, suppose you have a class called printer , and this class also stores information on output trays, you could have: class printer { public: std::string name_; enum TYPE { TYPE_LOCAL, TYPE_NETWORK, }; class output_tray { ... }; ... }; printer prn; printer::TYPE type; printer::output_tray tray; Alternatively: class printer { public: std::string name_; ... }; enum PRINTER_TYPE { PRINTER_TYPE_LOCAL, PRINTER_TYPE_NETWORK, }; class output_tray { ... }; printer prn; PRINTER_TYPE type; output_tray tray; I can see the benefits of nesting private enums/classes, but when it comes to public ones, the office is split - it seems to be more of a style choice. So, which do you prefer and why?
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