Constructor and Attributes

One of the primary usage of the constructors is to initialize attributes of the class. A default constructor, for example, can be used to set initial values. For example:

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#include <iostream>

class Person {
public:
    Person() {
        name = "undefined";
    }
    
    std::string name;
};

int main()
{
    Person person;
    std::cout << person.name;
}

If you don't specify value for name attribute of the object, it will be set to underfined as a default. You can try removing this constructor to see what changes occur.

Initializing Attributes with Constructor

Just as functions a constructor can accept parameters, allowing you to pass different arguments when instantiating an object. Also, constructor can be overrided, so you can increase flexibility, for instance varying number of arguments.

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class Person {
public:
    Person(std::string _name, std::string _surname, int _age) 
    {
        name = _name;
        surname = _surname;
        age = _age;
    }

    std::string name;
    std::string surname;
    int age;
};

int main() { Person person("Bob", "Song", 23); }

Task

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Create a constructor for the Location class that takes three parameters and initializes the instance variables with these values.
Output initialized attributes of the object to the console.

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Constructor and Attributes

One of the primary usage of the constructors is to initialize attributes of the class. A default constructor, for example, can be used to set initial values. For example:

main


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#include <iostream>

class Person {
public:
    Person() {
        name = "undefined";
    }
    
    std::string name;
};

int main()
{
    Person person;
    std::cout << person.name;
}

If you don't specify value for name attribute of the object, it will be set to underfined as a default. You can try removing this constructor to see what changes occur.

Initializing Attributes with Constructor

main


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class Person {
public:
    Person(std::string _name, std::string _surname, int _age) 
    {
        name = _name;
        surname = _surname;
        age = _age;
    }

    std::string name;
    std::string surname;
    int age;
};

int main() { Person person("Bob", "Song", 23); }

Task

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Create a constructor for the Location class that takes three parameters and initializes the instance variables with these values.
Output initialized attributes of the object to the console.

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Section 2. Chapter 2

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