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Old 08-06-2007
what is diff b/w copy constructor and overloaded assignment operator

Helo i m new in c++.
i m confuse about what is exact difference b/w copy constructor and overloaded assignment operator.
Regards,
Amit
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Old 08-06-2007
A copy constructor creates a new object as part of the assignment.

An overloaded assignment assigns a value to an existing object.
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Old 08-06-2007
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Originally Posted by porter
A copy constructor creates a new object as part of the assignment.

An overloaded assignment assigns a value to an existing object.
helo i have one more confusion about copy constructor and overloaded assignment operator:
copy constructor make a deep copy i understand this but an overloaded assignment operator make shall copy or deep copy
Regards,
Amit
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Old 08-06-2007
In both cases whether a shallow or deep copy is done is dependent on the target class's implementation.
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