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    Default Constructors

    I have one question regarding default constructors. In java you have a constructor to instantiate objects, but constructors in C++, are used initialize instance variables. If a default constructor doesnt initialize any of the variables, what is the point of one?

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    The default constructor generated automatically by the constructor will do the same any other constructor does, namely - make sure the object is in a usable state (that is, initialize anything implementation specific). It will also call the default constructors for base classes and member objects.

    A default constructor written by you can do just about anything.
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    C++ add a dimension to and already extensible programming language with partial unitialization in the contractors and as function parameters.

    Code:
    class X
    {
       X();
       X(int a = 0, b = 1, char z = TEXT("October"));
       virtual ~X();
    }
    Kuphryn

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