What type of members can I add in a c abstract class

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Hello, let's say I have an abstract class with a few pure abstract functions and a few classes that derive from it, and all of the data from these classes eventually becomes similar, I was wondering if it would be wise, or even possible, to declare a vector under protected in the abstract class to collect the data so something like that.

class A
{
protected:
    vector <string> str;
public:
    virtual function x();
    virtual function y(); //etc etc
    virtual ~A(){;}
};

class B : public A
{
public:
    function x();
    function y();
};

class C: public A
{
    //similar to class B
} ;

I'm having trouble understanding how pure virtual functions operate in C++; I understand polymorphism because I've done a lot of java projects with it. 

Is it even feasible to define and utilise that vector in C++ because abstract classes cannot be instantiated?

Jul 27, 2022 in C++ by Nicholas
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