Re: Create class using new?
"mlt" <asdf@asd.com> kirjutas:
I have the following class:
class Test {
public:
Test() {
a = 33;
}
private:
int a;
};
When I want to create an instance of this class in eg java I do:
Test t = new Test();
but in C++ I either do:
1) Test t;
or
2) Test t();
(what are the difference between 1 and 2?).
1) defines a default-constucted variable t of type Test.
2) declares a function t(), taking no arguments and returning a Test
object by value (welcome to the wonderful world of C++ cryptic
declaration syntax!).
I can't do:
Test t = new Test();
You probably want
Test* t = new Test();
In C++, the types Test* (a pointer) and Test (a class) are different.
However, a raw pointer is usually not a good way to manage the ownership
of the created object, it may get lost too easily in presence of
exceptions, and there is no garbage collection present by default. A
better way might be to use std::auto_ptr or boost::shared_ptr.
but is that not the only way to make sure the instance lives after the
calling function has returned?
Instances are needed only for "entity" objects. For "value" objects it is
normal to return them by value from functions, just like int. BTW, even C
allows returning structs by value.
hth
Paavo
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