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Didn't appear last time, trying again ...

I have a class that has a member that is a const reference:

class MyClass
{
public:
MyClass(const AnotherClass& ac);
MyClass(const MyClass& mc);
//....

private:
const AnotherClass &m_reference ;
};
How do I implement the copy constructor? (I get compilation erros with
this):

MyClass::MyClas s(const MyClass& mc)
:m_reference(mc .m_reference)
{
//..
Copy();
}

Compiler error: Error error C3646: 'm_reference' : unknown override
specifier

May 23 '07 #1
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Bart Simpson wrote:
Didn't appear last time, trying again ...

I have a class that has a member that is a const reference:

class MyClass
{
public:
MyClass(const AnotherClass& ac);
MyClass(const MyClass& mc);
//....

private:
const AnotherClass &m_reference ;
};
How do I implement the copy constructor? (I get compilation erros with
this):

MyClass::MyClas s(const MyClass& mc)
>m_reference(mc .m_reference)
{
//..
Copy();
}

Compiler error: Error error C3646: 'm_reference' : unknown override
specifier
FAQ 5.8. Hint: need to see more to understand.

V
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May 23 '07 #2


Victor Bazarov wrote:
Bart Simpson wrote:
>>Didn't appear last time, trying again ...

I have a class that has a member that is a const reference:

class MyClass
{
public:
MyClass(const AnotherClass& ac);
MyClass(const MyClass& mc);
//....

private:
const AnotherClass &m_reference ;
};
How do I implement the copy constructor? (I get compilation erros with
this):

MyClass::MyCl ass(const MyClass& mc)
>>>m_reference( mc.m_reference)

{
//..
Copy();
}

Compiler error: Error error C3646: 'm_reference' : unknown override
specifier


FAQ 5.8. Hint: need to see more to understand.

V
Fixed: I was missing the ":" at start of the initialization list
May 23 '07 #3

Victor Bazarov wrote in message ...
Bart Simpson wrote:
MyClass::MyClas s(const MyClass& mc)
// -- missing a colon here, for one thing. --
m_reference(mc. m_reference)
{
//..
Copy();
}

Compiler error: Error error C3646: 'm_reference' : unknown override
specifier

FAQ 5.8. Hint: need to see more to understand.
--
Bob R
POVrookie
May 23 '07 #4

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