What is copy constructor?

Copy constructor (C++) In the C++ programming language, a copy constructor is a special constructor for creating a new object as a copy of an existing object . Copy constructors are the standard way of copying objects in C++, as opposed to cloning, and have C++-specific nuances.

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Is copy constructor in Java?

A copy constructor in a Java class is a constructor that creates an object using another object of the same Java class . That’s helpful when we want to copy a complex object that has several fields, or when we want to make a deep copy of an existing object.

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Why is a copy constructor important C++?

Main point: The copy constructor is necessary when you have a dynamic memory allocation (heap) in an object constructor, you need to do a copy of allocated memory to the new assigned objects also. In that way you could be able to (Obj1 = Obj2 / Obj1(Obj2) ) and guarantee the dynamic memory will be copied also.

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