Copying Data

Copying Data

Steven J. Zeil

November 13, 2013

1 Destructors
2 Copy Constructors
2.1 Where Do We Use a Copy Constructor?
2.2 Compiler-Generated Copy Constructors
2.3 Example: Bid: Compiler-Generated Copy Constructor
2.4 Example: BidCollection: Compiler-Generated Copy Constructor
2.5 Writing a BidCollection Copy Constructor
2.6 Shallow & Deep Copying
3 Assignment
3.1 Compiler-Generated Assignment Ops
3.2 Implementing Assignment
4 The Rule of the Big 3

Copying Data Structures

Copying data is one of the most common operations in C++.

Every time we write an assignment
```
x 
= 
y
;
    
```
we are copying data.
As our data gets more complicated, so does copying.

But, First...

A slight diversion…

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