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C++ is an Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) language, and OOP is a way to integrate with objects which can contain data in the form (attributes or properties of objects), and code blocks in the form of procedures (methods, functions of objects). Most developers find that using OOP techniques help them to map real-world behavior and bring an organizational structure to data. These attributes and methods are variables and functions that belong to the class – part of the class’s code and they are generally referred to as class members. Classes and structs are very useful in modern developing tools. There are some rules to support the principles of programming, one of which is the Rule of Three in C++. In this post, we explain the Rule of Three in C++ with examples. First, let’s refresh our memory about the fact that Resource Acquisition Is Initialization (RAII) in OOP programming, and the Single Responsibility Principle and how that relates to the Rule of Zero in C++. What is resource acquisition in C++? The principle of Resource Acquisition Is Initialization (RAII) term used in several OOP programming languages, which relates to the ability to manage resources, such as memory, through the copy and move constructors, destruction, and assignment operators. RAII is about the declaration and use of destructors, copy-move operators, and memory management in these members and methods. These cause new rules in development. What is the Single Responsibility Principle in C++? The Single Responsibility Principle (SRP) is a computer programming principle that states “A module should be responsible to one, and only one, actor.” This principle exposes a rule for the classes in C++, called Rule of Zero. Now, let’s see what the Rule of Zero in C++ is. What is the Rule of Zero in C++? The Rule of Zero means that, if all members have default member functions, no further work is needed. This is the simplest and cleanest semantics of programming. The compiler provides default implementations for all of the default member functions if there are no special member functions that are user-defined. You should prefer the case where no special member functions need to be defined.  What is the Rule of Three in C++? The Rule of Three states that if you need to define a class that has any of the following special member functions a copy constructor, copy assignment operator, or destructor then usually you need to define all these three special member functions. So, these 3 special member functions below should be defined if you have at least one of them defined, Copy constructor Copy assignment operator Destructor What is the Rule of Three in C++? If you are new to classes and don’t know about these three special member functions, here are 3 posts about: Copy Constructor, Copy Assignment Operator, and Destructor, How can we apply the Rule of Three in C++? Here is a simple example that follows the Rule Of Three, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20   class Ta {    public:    Ta(Ta const& other) // copy constructor    {      }      Ta& operator =(Ta const& other) // copy assignment operator    {      }      ~Ta() // destructor    {      } };   Here you may have constructor, or other special or user defined members too. Is there a full example of the Rule of Three […]

Knowing the correct syntax for any command, function or method is really important in C++ before you can write code effectively. Generally, we need to learn what kind of return type or parameters are used. We can use the helpful features of our IDE such as auto completion to make things easier, or we check online syntax examples. In modern C++ programming, sometimes we see an uppercase T in syntax definitions. You might already know that this T means it is a type, a function template, but what does it mean in reality? What do we mean by T in C++? In this post, we explain what this uppercase T in C++ syntax means. What Is T in C++ syntax? In C++, classes, structs, unions, objects, references, functions including function template specializations, and expressions have a property called type, which both restricts the operations that are permitted for those entities and provides semantic meaning to the otherwise generic sequences of bits. In modern C++, most of syntax about standard library methods have an uppercase T as a parameter. This uppercase T letter is used for a generic type of class or function template and defines types that do not have names, or it is used as more general for these types and these needs to be referred in C++ development syntax. This T syntax is known as type-id and used in the syntax of deceleration of a variable, function, property, or method. The T type-id syntax is also useful for the future new type addition, it also symbolizes the coming next future type-ids if there is. This syntax also some-like forces that feature additions should be in this general syntax, and new types may be defined on the right-hand side of a non-template type alias declaration. What does the uppercase letter T mean in C++ classes? T is generally used for class names of class types, actually they are function templates. For example, we use T in this syntax for constructor. This is the same as:   class_name (const class_name& )   Actually this class name refers a function template for this class. Here T is a constructor as below.   class T {            T(const T&) // constructor    {      } };   or T can represent any class name as in the example below.   class Tmyclass {            Tmyclass() // constructor    {      } };   This can be seen in destructor syntax as below. This is same as the following: This class and its destructor can be defined like so:   class T {            ~T() // destructor    {      } };   In addition, T can represent any class name:   class Tmyclass {            ~Tmyclass() // destructor    {      } };   T type-id is also used in explanations, and it can be used with different forms, in examples: T, T&, T&&, const T&, volatile T&, const volatile T&, T::T(T&), T::T(const T&), … etc. Now, you can understand this T symbol is a class type or a type-id for these types listed above. What Is T in C++ function templates? T is used in template parameters, copy constructors, move constructor syntaxes, explanations and in C++ examples. For example, we can use T for each type of parameters in this get_max(a,b) function template.   template const T& get_max(const T& […]

In the C++ language, one of the features of object-oriented programming (OOP) is the copy assignment operator that is used with “operator=” to create a new object from an existing one. In this post, we explain answer the question “what is a trivial copy assignment operator in C++”. What are classes and objects in C++? Classes are defined in C++ using keyword class followed by the name of the class. Classes are the blueprint for the objects, and they are user-defined data types that we can use in our program. Objects are an instantiation of a class. In C++ programming, most of the commands are associated with classes and objects, along with their attributes and methods. Here is a simple class example:   class Tmyclass {           public:       std::string str; };   Now we can create our objects with this Type of myclass as shown below. What is a copy assignment operator in C++? The Copy Assignment Operator in a class is a non-template non-static member function that is declared with the “operator=“. When you create a class or a type that is copy assignable (that you can copy with the = operator symbol), it must have a public copy assignment operator. Here is a simple syntax for the forced (defaulted) copy assignment operator with default option; Syntax (Since C++11),   class_name & class_name :: operator= ( const class_name& ) = default;   here is an example in a class,   Tmyclass& operator=( const Tmyclass& other) = default; // Default Copy Assignment Operator   This default copy assignment operator is declared automatically in a new class declaration, it is implicitly-defined or defaulted copy assignment operator and also a trivial copy assignment operator. What is a trivial copy assignment operator in C++? The trivial copy assignment operator is default operator in any class declarations. This means you don’t need to declare it as above, let’s give examples without using it. Let’s give a simple C++ example to copy assignment operator with default option, here is a simple class   class Tmyclass {   public:   std::string str;   };   this is same as below,   class Tmyclass {   public:   std::string str;     Tmyclass& operator=( const Tmyclass& other) = default; // Default Copy Assignment Operator   };   As you see both are examples are same at runtime, because this is default in any class declaration and it is automatically declared. And here is how you can use this “=” copy assignment operator on the objects of one of these given class examples,   Tmyclass o1, o2;   o2 = o1; // Using Trivial Copy Assignment Operator   The trivial copy assignment operator is a default copy assignment operator that copies the given class object to a new class object. It has the same mechanics as the std::memmove method. All C language data types are trivially copy-assignable, which means the trivial copy operator is compatible with them. When you create a simple class it has a trivial copy assignment operator. It is trivial if the class has; no user-defined copy assignment operator, no virtual member methods or functions, no virtual base classes, the copy assignment operator selected for every direct base of this class, or every non-static class type, or every array of class type is trivial Is there a simple example of a trivial copy assignment operator in C++? After these […]