Copy cstor and operator=

[eas]

Can call copy constructor inside operator=? Can call operator= from inside
constructor?

My understanding is both members in a class contain a "this" pointer. Even
if the class has a member of pointer, for example, char* (I mention this
because that's one reason we need copy constructor/assignment operator),
this will not affect since during the above said calling, the pointer member
will be assigned or initialized.

However I may miss something here. Could somebody correct me if I am wrong?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Victor Bazarov]

Can call copy constructor inside operator=?

Call, no, since you cannot _call_ any constructor. Cause invocation, yes.

Can call operator= from inside
constructor?

Yes. However, watch out for infinite recursion.

My understanding is both members in a class contain a "this" pointer.

The 'this' pointer is defined in all non-static members.

Even
if the class has a member of pointer, for example, char* (I mention this
because that's one reason we need copy constructor/assignment operator),
this will not affect since during the above said calling, the pointer member
will be assigned or initialized.

I am not sure I perfectly understand the above statement, but it sounds
about right.

However I may miss something here. Could somebody correct me if I am

wrong?

Hmm... I've not discovered anything inherently wrong (except that you cannot
_call_ a constructor).

Victor