assigmnet operator when class data members are immutable

From:
chuck <noemail@gmail.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.c++
Date:
Sat, 29 Mar 2008 19:20:10 -0500
Message-ID:
<fsmmbq$ou6$1@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu>
Hello,
  I have a class whose data members are constant. So, default
assignment will not happen. I am trying to write and assignment
operator method that will allow assignment.

I think my assignment with the swap might be the right direction but I
am currrently stumped.
Can anyone help with this assignment operator?

Thanks,
Chuck

incase formating is messed up
http://pastebin.ca/962759

#include <cassert> // assert
#include <iostream> // cout, endl
#include <vector> // vector
#include <algorithm>

struct A {
    const int i;

    A (int i) : i (i)
    {}

    A operator = (A other){
        A temp = A(other);
        //std::cout << "temp = " << temp << std::endl;
        return temp;
    }

    /*
    A& operator = (A other){
        A temp = A(other);
        //std::cout << "temp = " << temp << std::endl;
        std::swap(*this, temp);
        return *this;
    }
    */

    friend std::ostream& operator << (std::ostream& lhs, const A& rhs)
    { lhs << rhs.i;
        return lhs;
    }
};

int main () {
    using namespace std;
    A x(2);
    A w(3);
    vector<A> y(10, x);
    vector<A> z(5,w);
    z[2]=y[4];

    //2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
    for(size_t i = 0; i < 10; ++i)
    { cout << y[i] << " ";
    }
    cout << endl;

    //Problem - should be
    //3 3 2 3 3
    for(size_t i = 0; i < 5; ++i)
    { cout << z[i] << " ";
    }
    cout << endl;
}

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