Cpp Coding Standards/Class Construction, Destruction and Copying
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Class Construction, Destruction and Copying
Special issues of constructors, copying and destructors.
Summary
NoVirtualsInCtorDtor
Don't call your own class' virtual functions in a constructor or destructor.
CtorInitSection
Use the constructors initialization section to initialize your members.
ObviousCopyability
Make it obvious if the class is intended to be copied. Forbid copying otherwise.
CopyAndAssignConsistently
Declare copy and assignment operators consistently – either both, or none.
