Copy Constructor Program in C++

This C++ program illustrates copy-constructor in a class. A copy constructor is a special constructor for a class that is used to make a copy of an existing instance of the class. A copy-constructor looks like a constructor with an object of same class as an argument.

Here is the source code of the C++ program which illustrates copy-constructor in a class. The C++ program is successfully compiled and run on a Linux system. The program output is also shown below.

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/*
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 * C++ Program to illustrate copy-constructor in a class

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 */
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#include <iostream>
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using namespace std;
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class Base {
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    int i;
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    public:
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        Base(int ii = 0): i(ii) { }
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        Base(const Base& b)
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        {
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            this->i = b.i;
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        }
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        void setData(int ii) { i = ii; }

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        int getData() { return i; }
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};
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int main()
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{
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    Base b;
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    cout << "b::getData = " << b.getData() << endl;

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    cout << "b::setData = 10" << endl;
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    b.setData(10);
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    cout << "b::getData = " << b.getData() << endl;

    cout << "Calling copy-constructor on c" << endl;

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    Base c(b);
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    cout << "c::getData = " << c.getData() << endl;

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}
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$ a.out
b::getData = 0
b::setData = 10
b::getData = 10
Calling copy-constructor on c
c::getData = 10

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