member Constructors after class Constructor?

You can''t do that. C++ requires that all an object''s member objects be completely constructed before the constructor for the object is called. The best you can do is use an assignment operator or some other member function on the member object inside the parent object''s constructor.

you can give A an init function that takes a pointer to B


A::Init( B* b )
{
// Do stuff here instead of in constructor. Maybe make it a
// friend to access private B members directly...
}

then in B''s constructor
class B
{
    A m_a;

    B()
    {
        m_a->init( this );
    }
};

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Easy: empty the member's default constructor, then in the encapsulating class's consructor call the other constructor explicitly.

class C {
public:
C() {}
C(int i_) : i(i_) {}
protected:
int i;
};

class A {
public:
A(int i) /*: C() called here*/ {
DoSomeStuff(&i);
c.C(i);
}
protected:
C c;
};

Just make sure your default is empty, and/or don't call it at all, but I'm not sure.


[edited by - temp_ie_cant_thinkof_name on January 25, 2004 4:48:04 PM]

temp_ie_cant_thinkof_name: that class A constructor does not contain legal C++ code. The "c.C(i)" expression is pure garbage.

quote:

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Original post by SiCrane
temp_ie_cant_thinkof_name: that class A constructor does not contain legal C++ code. The "c.C(i)" expression is pure garbage.

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Indeed. Instead, try new (&c) C(i);. Of course, this is evil.

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"Sneftel is correct, if rather vulgar." --Flarelocke

If you''re going to call placement new on it, at least call it''s destructor first.

You could use a pointer.

class A 
{
public:
  A(B b) 
   {/*do something with b*/}
};

class B
{
 A * pA;
public:
 B()
 { pA = new A(*this); }
};

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