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Monday, May 19, 2008

C++ Copy Constructor

 May 19, 2008     CPP     No comments   

What is a copy constructor?

  • The default copy constructor created by the compiler performs a bitcopy.
  • When the class members are dynamically allocated it becomes necessary to write our own implementation of copy constructor.
  • The copy constructor essentially performs a deep copy when a object is created using another object.

EXAMPLE: Demostrates the need of copy constructor

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

class MyClass {
    private:
        char* str;
    public:
        MyClass();
        MyClass(const MyClass& obj);
        void Print();
        ~MyClass();
};

MyClass::MyClass()
{
    cout << "In constructor ..." << endl;
    str = new char(50);
    strcpy(str, "Hello World");
}

MyClass::MyClass(const MyClass& obj)
{
    cout << "In copy constructor ..." << endl;
    str = new char(50);
    strcpy(str, obj.str);
}

void MyClass::Print()
{
    cout << str << endl;
}

MyClass::~MyClass()
{
    cout << "In destructor ..." << endl;
    delete str;
}

void main()
{
    MyClass* obj1 = new MyClass();
    obj1->Print();

    MyClass obj2(*obj1);
    delete obj1;

    obj2.Print();
}
OUTPUT:
In constructor ...
Hello World
In copy constructor ...
In destructor ...
Hello World
In destructor ...
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