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DATA STRUCTURES

LECTURE 04
BOOK READINGS

• Data Structures and Algorithms in C++


by Michael T. Goodrich, Roberto Tamassia, David M. Mount
Second Edition : Chapter 2 (2.3)
A GLIMPSE FROM PREVIOUS LECTURE

• StaticIntPointer Task
• Error Solution (DynamicIntPointer Task)
• Avoid Memory Leakage

• Destructor

• What are dangling pointers?


CONSTRUCTORS

• ClassName obj1; // Default Constructor

• ClassName obj2(Parameter1, Parameter2, …., Parameter


N) ; // Parameterized constructor

• ClassName obj3 = obj2; // Copy constructor


COPY CONSTRUCTOR

Copy Constructor is a type of constructor which is used to create


a copy of an already existing object of a class type.
EXAMPLE

Class circle void main()


{ {
float rad;
circle obj; // obj.circle()
public: circle obj2(6.6); // obj2.circle(6.6)
circle obj3=obj2; // obj2.circle(obj2)
circle() { rad=0;}
circle(floar r){rad=r} }

~circle()
{}
};
SYNTAX OF COPY CONSTRUCTOR

Classname(const classname & objectname)


{
....
}
EXAMPLE

Class circle void main()


{ {
float rad;
circle obj; // obj.circle()
public: circle obj2(6.6); // obj2.circle(6.6)
circle obj3=obj2; // obj2.circle(obj2)
circle() { rad=0;}
circle(floar r){rad=r} }
circle (const circle & obj)
{
rad=obj.rad;
}
~circle()
{}
};
COPYING POINTERS
class dataType void main()
{ {
int * ptr;
dataType obj;
public: Obj.set(5);
dataType() { ptr=NULL;} datatype obj2=obj;
void set (int val) cout<<obj2.get();
{
if(ptr==NULL) }
ptr=new int;
*ptr=val;
}
~circle()
{ delete ptr; ptr=NULL; }

Int get()
{ return *ptr;}
DEEP VS. SHALLOW
DEEP COPY VS SHALLOW COPY

Shallow Copy Deep Copy


Void main() Void main()
{ {
int *p,*q; int *p,*q;
p=new int; p=new int;
*p=5; *p=5;
q=p; // shallow copy q=new int;
*q=9; *q=*p; // deep copy
cout<<*p; cout<<*p;
} }
WRITE COPY CONSTRUCTOR?
class dataType void main()
{ {
int * ptr;
dataType obj;
public: Obj.set(5);
dataType() { ptr=NULL;} datatype obj2=obj;
void set (int val) cout<<obj2.get();
{
if(ptr==NULL) }
ptr=new int;
*ptr=val;
}
~circle()
{ delete ptr; ptr=NULL; }

Int get()
{ return *ptr;}
COPY CONSTRUCTOR CALL

• Called whenever
• an object is created by initializing it with already existing object of same
class
• An object is passed as an argument to a function
• An object is returned from a function
EXAMPLE
class dataType dataType Greater(dataType obj)
{ {
int * ptr; if(*ptr> *(obj.ptr))
return (*this);
public:
dataType() { ptr=NULL;} return obj;
void set (int val) }
{ };
if(ptr==NULL) void main()
ptr=new int; {
*ptr=val;
} dataType obj;
~circle() Obj.set(5);
{ delete ptr; ptr=NULL; } datatype obj2=obj;
cout<<obj2.get();
Int get() dataType obj4=obj.Greater(obj2);
{ return *ptr;}
}
CLASS DISCUSSION

• Can we make copy constructor private?

• Why argument to a copy constructor must be passed as a


reference?

• Why argument to a copy constructor should be const?


REFERENCES

• https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/copy-constructor-in-cpp/

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