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Copy cstor and operator=

eas
Can call copy constructor inside operator=? Can call operator= from inside
constructor?

My understanding is both members in a class contain a "this" pointer. Even
if the class has a member of pointer, for example, char* (I mention this
because that's one reason we need copy constructor/assignment operator),
this will not affect since during the above said calling, the pointer member
will be assigned or initialized.

However I may miss something here. Could somebody correct me if I am wrong?

Thanks in advance!
Jul 22 '05 #1
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"eas" <lp****@country wide.att.net> wrote...
Can call copy constructor inside operator=?
Call, no, since you cannot _call_ any constructor. Cause invocation, yes.
Can call operator= from inside
constructor?
Yes. However, watch out for infinite recursion.
My understanding is both members in a class contain a "this" pointer.
The 'this' pointer is defined in all non-static members.
Even
if the class has a member of pointer, for example, char* (I mention this
because that's one reason we need copy constructor/assignment operator),
this will not affect since during the above said calling, the pointer member will be assigned or initialized.
I am not sure I perfectly understand the above statement, but it sounds
about right.
However I may miss something here. Could somebody correct me if I am

wrong?

Hmm... I've not discovered anything inherently wrong (except that you cannot
_call_ a constructor).

Victor
Jul 22 '05 #2

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