Top "Copy-constructor" questions

A copy constructor is a constructor that creates a new object that is a clone of an existing object.

The copy constructor and assignment operator

If I override operator= will the copy constructor automatically use the new operator? Similarly, if I define a copy constructor, …

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How do I make this C++ object non-copyable?

See title. I have: class Foo { private: Foo(); public: static Foo* create(); } What need I do from here to make …

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Creating a copy constructor for a linked list

This is homework I'm working on implementing a linked list class for my C++ class, and the copy constructor has …

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Copy Constructor in C++ is called when object is returned from a function?

I understand copy constructor is called on three instances When instantiating one object and initializing it with values from another …

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Why do we need copy constructor and when should we use copy constructor in java

I was going through Copy Constructors, I have gone through the links in stack over flow and others as well. …

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Why must the copy assignment operator return a reference/const reference?

In C++, the concept of returning reference from the copy assignment operator is unclear to me. Why can't the copy …

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What is a converting constructor in C++ ? What is it for?

I have heard that C++ has something called "conversion constructors" or "converting constructors". What are these, and what are they …

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C++ : Implementing copy constructor and copy assignment operator

After reading about copy constructors and copy assignment operators in C++, I tried to create a simple example. Though the …

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How to properly duplicate an object given its shared_ptr

I'm trying to make a duplicate of an object of a custom class Event. I have a shared pointer to …

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