1. Copy Constructor
CSCE 121
J. Michael Moore

2. Overload Constructor
Constructor that takes an object of the same type as a parameter.
Ensure deep copy rather than default shallow copy.

3. Using Copy Constructor
MyClass object1; MyClass object2 = object1; MyClass object3(object1);

4. Declaration
MyClass(const MyClass& source);

5. Definition
MyClass::MyClass(const MyClass& source) { // Allocate new memory // Copy data from source to new memory }

6. Calls copy constructor,
Don’t be deceived
MyClass object1; MyClass object2 = object1;
Calls copy constructor,
Not copy assignment!