class foo_t
{
public:
    void set_this(...); // may affect enabled_m
    void set_that(...); // may affect enabled_m
    void set_the_other_thing(...); // may affect enabled_m

    bool is_enabled() const { return enabled_m; }

private:
    bool enabled_m;
};

bool my_enabled = foo.enabled_m; // OK
foo.enabled_m = my_enabled; // Error: enabled_m is private