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Copy-initialization is less permissive than direct-initialization: copy-initialization only considers non-explicit constructors and user-defined conversion functions. | Copy-initialization is less permissive than direct-initialization: copy-initialization only considers non-explicit constructors and user-defined conversion functions. | ||
| − | If {{spar|other}} is an rvalue expression, [[cpp/language/move_constructor|move constructor]] will be selected by overload resolution and called during copy-initialization. | + | If {{spar|other}} is an rvalue expression, [[cpp/language/move_constructor|move constructor]] will be selected by overload resolution and called during copy-initialization. There is no such term as move-initialization. |
[[cpp/language/implicit_cast|Implicit conversion]] is defined in terms of copy-initialization: if an object of type {{tt|T}} can be copy-initialized with expression {{tt|E}}, then {{tt|E}} is implicitly convertible to {{tt|T}}. | [[cpp/language/implicit_cast|Implicit conversion]] is defined in terms of copy-initialization: if an object of type {{tt|T}} can be copy-initialized with expression {{tt|E}}, then {{tt|E}} is implicitly convertible to {{tt|T}}. | ||
Revision as of 20:49, 16 July 2014
Initializes an object from another object
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Syntax
T object = other ;
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f(other);
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return other;
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catch ( T other) ;
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T array [ N ] = { other };
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Explanation
Copy initialization is performed in the following situations:
1) when a named variable (automatic, static, or thread-local) of a non-reference type
T is declared with the initializer consisting of an equals sign followed by an expression.2) when passing an argument to a function by value
3) when returning from a function that returns by value
4) when catching an exception by value
5) as part of aggregate initialization, to initialize each element for which an initializer is provided
The effects of copy initialization are:
- If
Tis a class type and the type of other is cv-unqualified version ofTor a class derived fromT, the constructors ofTare examined and the best match is selected by overload resolution. The constructor is then called to initialize the object.
- If
Tis a class type, and the type of other is different, or ifTis non-class type, but the type of other is a class type, user-defined conversion sequences that can convert from the type of other toTare examined and the best one is selected through overload resolution. The result of the conversion, which is a prvalue temporary of the destination type, is then used to direct-initialize the object. The last step is usually optimized out and the result of the conversion function is constructed directly in the memory allocated for the target object, but the appropriate constructor (move or copy) is required to be accessible even though it's not used.
- Otherwise (if neither
Tnor the type of other are class types), standard conversions are used, if necessary, to convert the value of other to the cv-unqualified version ofT.
Notes
Copy-initialization is less permissive than direct-initialization: copy-initialization only considers non-explicit constructors and user-defined conversion functions.
If other is an rvalue expression, move constructor will be selected by overload resolution and called during copy-initialization. There is no such term as move-initialization.
Implicit conversion is defined in terms of copy-initialization: if an object of type T can be copy-initialized with expression E, then E is implicitly convertible to T.
The equals sign, =, in copy-initialization of a named variable is not related to the assignment operator. Assignment operator overloads have no effect on copy-initialization.
Example
Run this code
#include <string> #include <utility> #include <memory> int main() { std::string s = "test"; // OK: constructor is non-explicit std::string s2 = std::move(s); // this copy-initialization performs a move // std::unique_ptr<int> p = new int(1); // error: constructor is explicit std::unique_ptr<int> p(new int(1)); // OK: direct-initialization int n = 3.14; // floating-integral conversion const int b = n; // const doesn't matter int c = b; // ...either way }
