Thread: Default Class Operators

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    Question Default Class Operators

    hi Guys,

    eventhough i've been using c++ for a while now. i have a basic question about operators ("=", "+"...etc) used on classes. i'll give an example:

    Code:
    class A
    {...}
    
    A a1 ;
    A a2 ;
    
    a1 = a2 ;
    what is going to happen to a1? can i find information anywhere on the internet about the default operators for classes?

    Greetings

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    The larch
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    After than a1 will be a memberwise copy of a2. Unless you have overloaded operator= to something differently (for example, a deep copy).
    I might be wrong.

    Thank you, anon. You sure know how to recognize different types of trees from quite a long way away.
    Quoted more than 1000 times (I hope).

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    alright
    thanks for clearing that up

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