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Re: Why is it called "default constructor"?

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On 6/4/2016 1:39 PM, Stefan Ram wrote:
>   When a constructor is implicitly declared, it often has no
>   parameters and it often is called »default constructor«.
>
>   »Default« means »used when something is missing«.

     Like, for example, a constructor you didn't write.  Every
class requires a constructor, so if you don't write one it is
missing.

>   So, why is it called »default constructor«?

     Because it's the constructor the compiler writes for you in
the event you fail to write any yourself.

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Re: Why is it called "default constructor"? Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2016-06-04 16:20 -0400
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