C++ By Example: UnderC Learning Edition

The Life of Objects

Everybody gets a little confused at first, when learning about C++ copy semantics, so don't worry if your head hurts a bit. An educator noted at a recent American Academy of Sciences meeting that the average soap opera is much more complicated than most mathematics. The C++ object model is certainly more straightforward than The Bold and the Beautiful (but then I probably don't watch enough TV). There are basically two ways to deal with objects:

• Dynamically creating and destroying objects

• Automatically creating and destroying objects

Dynamic Creation of Objects

You can create objects dynamically and use references or pointers to refer to them. In this case, assignment results in another alias to the object, and if you want ...