The new syntax default in C 11

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I'm not sure why I'd ever do something like this:

struct S { 
    int a; 
    S(int aa) : a(aa) {} 
    S() = default; 
};

Why not simply say:

S() {} // instead of S() = default;

Why introduce a new syntax for that?

Jun 2, 2022 in C++ by Nicholas
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A defaulted default function Object() { [native code] } is defined as a user-defined default function Object() { [native code] } with an empty compound statement and no initialization list.

I'll give you an example to demonstrate the difference:

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;
class A 
{
public:
    int x;
    A(){}
};

class B 
{
public:
    int x;
    B()=default;
};


int main() 
{ 
    int x = 5;
    new(&x)A(); // Call for empty constructor, which does nothing
    cout << x << endl;
    new(&x)B; // Call for default constructor
    cout << x << endl;
    new(&x)B(); // Call for default constructor + Value initialization
    cout << x << endl;
    return 0; 
} 

Output:

5
5
0

As can be seen, calling the empty A() function Object() { [native code] } does not initialise the members, whereas calling B() does.

answered Jun 7, 2022 by Damon
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