In part 3 of this series on the C++ Core Guidelines, we explore constructors and why, rather than writing a default constructor, you should use in-class member initializers, a feature added in C++ 11.

Constructors play a key role in all object-oriented programming languages, and Java is no exception. Every class a Java developer creates needs a constructor. Constructors perform numerous important ...

Hi,<BR><BR>I have a base class whose destructor is pure virtual, so the class is abstract.<BR><BR>I have a derived class (subtype) whose multi-argument constructor wants to call the base class's zero ...