Add a method to existing C++ class in other file

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No. This kind of class extension is not possible in C++. But you can inherit a class from the original source file and add new functions in your source file. 

//Abc.h
class Abc {
    void methodOne();
    void methodTwo();
};


//Abc+Ext.h
class AbcExt : public Abc {       
    void methodAdded();
};

You can then call methods as following: 

std::unique_ptr<AbcExt> obj = std::make_unique<AbcExt>();
obj->methodOne(); // by the virtue of base class
obj->methodAdded(); // by the virtue of derived class

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