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- From: David Byrden <100101.2547@compuserve.com>
- Newsgroups: comp.std.c++
- Subject: Re: Calling X(int) from X()'s init list
- Date: 25 Feb 1996 16:44:44 GMT
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- Approved: clamage@eng.sun.com (comp.std.c++)
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- <<<<<<<
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- Why is it not allowed to delegate the initialisation to another
- constructor
-
- class X
- {
- public:
- X (int i) : i_(i) {}
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- X () : X(34) {} // Not allowed
- >>>>>>>>>
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- Why not use X (int i = 34 ) : i_(i) {}
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- David
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- [ I think he was concerned with the more general case of a complicated
- initialization (not assignment) that must be repeated for each
- constructor. -sdc, moderator
- ]
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