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From: markr@and.cs.liv.ac.uk
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Constructor question
Message-ID: <1991Apr2.110623.22219@and.cs.liv.ac.uk>
Date: 2 Apr 91 11:06:23 GMT
Organization: Computer Science, Liverpool University
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Just a simple question:

Can I call one constructor to class X explicitly from within another
constructor to class X ?

Example: constructor X::X( int i ) performs a lot of initialisation that needs
to be done at the start of X::X( char *c ) too.  Can I write:

X::X( char *c ) {
	X( 5 );
	// rest of stuff


?  Or maybe something similar with different syntax?

Apologies for turning the group into a tutorial session, but I can't find any
reference to this in my C++ books.

Mark Rivers
markr@uk.ac.liverpool.compsci , via an appropriate relay if necessary