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Machi
Machi

Reputation: 435

default copy move constructor efficiency different

if default copy constructor provider by compiler only make a shallow copy(copy the pointer of a member in heap to target object's corresponding member field), what is the difference between default copy constructor and default move constructor?

I think default move constructor should not be more more efficient than default copy constructor, as no deep copy happened. Am I right?

Upvotes: 3

Views: 415

Answers (1)

user12002570
user12002570

Reputation: 1

what is the difference between default copy constructor and default move constructor?

A default copy constructor does memberwise copy of the data members while a default move constructor does memberwise move of the data members. That is, the default move constructor steal resources instead of copying them from the passed argument.

Upvotes: 3

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