Jan 30, 2010 · Copy Constructor is an essential part of C++. Even-though any C++ compiler provides default copy constructor if at all if we don't define it explicitly in the class, We write copy constructor …

Mar 20, 2011 · No, they are different operators. The copy constructor is for creating a new object. It copies an existing object to a newly constructed object.The copy constructor is used to initialize a …

Jul 19, 2010 · I know that C++ compiler creates a copy constructor for a class. In which case do we have to write a user-defined copy constructor? Can you give some examples?

The difference between the copy constructor and the assignment operator causes a lot of confusion for new programmers, but it’s really not all that difficult.

Apr 22, 2014 · Typically, the copy assignment operator will do some cleanup. If your class has a pointer to dynamically allocated memory, the first thing the copy-assignment operator should do is free that …

So, the only difference between a copy constructor and a move constructor is whether the source object that is passed to the constructor will have its member fields copied or moved into the new object. I …

I'm a little confused as to the mechanics of the copy constructor. Correct me if I'm wrong: If a method takes a reference to an object as a parameter, and the class defines a copy construtor, the...

The copy-and-swap idiom is a way to do just that: It first calls a class' copy constructor to create a temporary object, then swaps its data with the temporary's, and then lets the temporary's destructor …

Copy constructors should not modify the object it is copying from which is why the const is preferred on the other parameter. Both will work, but the const is preferred because it clearly states that the object …

I read that template copy-con is never the default copy constructor, and template assignment-op is never a copy assignment operator. I couldn't understand why this restriction is needed, and straight