Thread: Setting default param vals?

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    Setting default param vals?

    I'm looking through some code and see
    Code:
    void myclass::myfunc():
    a(0),
    b("hello")
    {
     //code
    }
    I'm having trouble finding anything on google that tells me what this is. What is the purpose of this syntax? Are these optional paramaters that are being given default values?

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    It is called a initializer list. Basically, it initializes member variables with a given value.
    (This is different from assigning since assigning calls the assignment operator and initialization will call a constructor.)
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    You mean it's included as a crutch to help ancient programmers limp along without them having to relearn too much.

    Outside of your DOS world, your header file is meaningless.

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    This like a incorrect attempt of using initialization list. The reason it is incorrect is that initialization lists only work with constructors not member functions.
    Code:
    void myclass::myclass(): a(0), b("hello")
    {
    }
    Would be correct if your class had a variable named a and a string variable named b.
    See this link on initialization lists.

    Jim

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