calling overloaded constructor from constructor

[Michael Wild]

hi everybody

i suppose this question has been answered a countless times, but i can't
seem to find the answer...

how do i call an overloaded version of a constructor from a constructor?
suppose something like this:

class A
{
int field;
A(int i){field = i;}
A()
{
// and here comes the guesswork:
A(1);
}
};

what i want to do is calling another constructor with default arguments.

thanks for any help and hints

- michael

[Alf P. Steinbach]

* Michael Wild:

i suppose this question has been answered a countless times, but i can't
seem to find the answer...

how do i call an overloaded version of a constructor from a constructor?

Within the same class you can't.

You can introduce an artificial base class, use default values, or use
an init-function.

The latter is a FAQ.

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[Michael Wild]

Alf P. Steinbach wrote:

* Michael Wild:

i suppose this question has been answered a countless times, but i can't
seem to find the answer...

how do i call an overloaded version of a constructor from a constructor?

Within the same class you can't.

You can introduce an artificial base class, use default values, or use
an init-function.

The latter is a FAQ.

Thanks. I'll stick with the init function then.