Correct syntax for automatic object instantiation

Expertise: All
Language: C++

February 20, 1998

When you instantiate an automatic object (e.g., on the stack) using its default constructor, mind that the correct syntax is:

 String str;	//correct

And not this:

 String str(); //entirely different meaning

Can you see why? The second statement is parsed as a declaration: str is a function taking no arguments and returns a

 String

















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