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lallous
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 Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2004 9:13 am Post subject: Re: Constructor call constructor |
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"Sławek" <slawek (AT) dev (DOT) null> wrote
| Quote: | Can one constructor of an object call another constructor of the same
class?
class foo
{
foo(float f, int i) // a "full" constructor
{
...
}
foo(int i) // a "simplified" constructor
{
?? a call to foo(float,int), BTW this->foo(x,i) doesn't work ??
}
}
Obviously it's possible to use a base class with the "full" constructor or
write private function (foo_init(float,int) called via foo(float,int) and
foo(int i) ). Nevertheless I look for an alternative solution - with a
similar architecture to the class foo. Is it possible to call a
constructor
like a function?
TIA
Slawek
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Also:
"[10.3] Can one constructor of a class call another constructor of the
same class to initialize the this object?"
You can get the FAQ at:
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/
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Elias
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Sławek
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| Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2004 9:14 am Post subject: Constructor call constructor |
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Can one constructor of an object call another constructor of the same class?
class foo
{
foo(float f, int i) // a "full" constructor
{
...
}
foo(int i) // a "simplified" constructor
{
?? a call to foo(float,int), BTW this->foo(x,i) doesn't work ??
}
}
Obviously it's possible to use a base class with the "full" constructor or
write private function (foo_init(float,int) called via foo(float,int) and
foo(int i) ). Nevertheless I look for an alternative solution - with a
similar architecture to the class foo. Is it possible to call a constructor
like a function?
TIA
Slawek
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Alf P. Steinbach
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| Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2004 9:32 am Post subject: Re: Constructor call constructor |
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* <slawek (AT) dev (DOT) null> schriebt:
| Quote: | Can one constructor of an object call another constructor of the same class?
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This is a FAQ.
It's always a good idea to check the FAQ before posting:
<url: http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/ctors.html#faq-10.3>
| Quote: | Obviously it's possible to use a base class with the "full" constructor or
write private function (foo_init(float,int) called via foo(float,int) and
foo(int i) ). Nevertheless I look for an alternative solution.
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None such except providing default values for arguments, directly in the
constructor code or via factory functions.
| Quote: | Is it possible to call a constructor like a function?
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So many (most C++ programmers... :-; ) have problems with the questions you
ask above that it's near to impossible to answer this correctly without
incurring the indignant wrath of those who have just progressed past the
immediate basic understanding that constructors for the same class can't be
chained in C++.
The usual over-simplification is: "you can't call a constructor".
This simplification serves well for novices and the 50% of programmers below
the median skill level, and it is perhaps the rule-of-thumb you should adopt.
A slightly less incorrect answer is: "you can't call a constructor on an
object", and this conveys the main idea. There is no object before the
constructor has done its job. The constructor transforms raw storage into
a useful object.
But also that is slightly incorrect, for you can call a constructor on
raw storage via placement new. C++ has its roots in low-level programming
and so provides this way to take charge. And in the standard's terminology
raw storage is also regarded as 'object'. Nailing down just the precise
meaning of object you can't call a constructor on is hard. But in practice
the possibility of placement new is just that: it's simply not used, because
there are so few situations where it could be safe or an advantage to use it.
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Chris ( Val )
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| Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2004 11:09 am Post subject: Re: Constructor call constructor |
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"Sławek" <slawek (AT) dev (DOT) null> wrote
| Quote: | Can one constructor of an object call another constructor of the same class?
class foo
{
foo(float f, int i) // a "full" constructor
{
...
}
foo(int i) // a "simplified" constructor
{
?? a call to foo(float,int), BTW this->foo(x,i) doesn't work ??
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Of course not  .
You can however assign a temporary object to 'this':
*this = foo( 1.2f, i );
| Quote: | }
}
Obviously it's possible to use a base class with the "full" constructor or
write private function (foo_init(float,int) called via foo(float,int) and
foo(int i) ). Nevertheless I look for an alternative solution - with a
similar architecture to the class foo. Is it possible to call a constructor
like a function?
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You cannot call a constructor directly like a function, full stop.
Constructors are 'invoked' upon object instantiation.
Why do you want to do this anyway ?
If you carefully thought out what you really want to
do, you would probably find that initialiser lists are
all you need.
Cheers.
Chris Val
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