为什么在执行复制和交换习惯用法时没有调用我的复制构造函数?

时间:2018-09-17 09:21:32

标签: c++ copy-constructor assignment-operator copy-and-swap

在下面的代码中,当使用赋值运算符时,为什么不调用拷贝构造函数或为什么没有与之对应的打印?

#include <iostream>
#include <cstring>

using std::cout;
using std::endl;

class Person {
private:
    char* name;
    int age;
public:
    Person() {
        name = nullptr;
        age = 10;
    }
    Person(const char* p_name, int p_age) {
        name = new char[strlen(p_name) + 1];
        strcpy(name, p_name);
        age = p_age;
    }

    Person(Person const& p) {
        cout << "Person copy constructor with " << p.name << endl;
        name = new char[strlen(p.name) + 1];
        strcpy(name, p.name);
        age = p.age;
    }

    /*self assignment
    The first is the self-assignment test. This check serves two purposes: it's an easy way to prevent us from running needless code on self-assignment,
    and it protects us from subtle bugs (such as deleting the array only to try and copy it). 
    But in all other cases it merely serves to slow the program down, and act as noise in the code; self-assignment rarely occurs, so most of the time 
    this check is a waste. It would be better if the operator could work properly without it.*/
    /*
    Person& operator=(Person const& p) {
        cout << "Person copy assignment with " << p.name << endl;
        if(this != &p){
            delete[] name;
            name = nullptr;
            name = new char[strlen(p.name) + 1];
            strcpy(name, p.name);
            age = p.age;
        }
        return *this;
    }
    */

    /*exception safety
    If in the previous approach the memory allocation fails and throws an exception then the data in name is gone*/
    /*
    Person& operator=(Person const& p) {
        cout << "Person copy assignment with " << p.name << endl;
        char* temp_name = new char[strlen(p.name) + 1];
        strcpy(temp_name, p.name);
        delete[] name;
        name = temp_name;
        age = p.age;
        return *this;
    }
    */

    //copy and swap idiom
    /*
    . Not only that, but this choice is critical in C++11, which is discussed later.
    (On a general note, a remarkably useful guideline is as follows: if you're going to make a copy of something in a function,
    let the compiler do it in the parameter list.‡)
    */
    Person& operator=(Person p) {
        cout << "Person copy assignment with " << p.name << endl;
        swap(*this, p);
        return *this;
    }

    /*
    A swap function is a non-throwing function that swaps two objects of a class, member for member. We might be tempted to 
    use std::swap instead of providing our own, but this would be impossible; std::swap uses the copy-constructor and 
    copy-assignment operator within its implementation, and we'd ultimately be trying to define the assignment operator in terms of itself!
    */
    friend void swap(Person &a, Person &b) {
        using std::swap;
        swap(a.name, b.name);
        swap(a.age, b.age);
    }

    Person(Person&& other) {
        swap(*this, other);
    }

    ~Person() {
        if(name)
            cout << "Person destructor called for " << name << endl;
        delete[] name;
    }
};

int main() {
    Person p("Ryan", 28);
    Person a(p);
    a = p;
    cout << "Hello World" << endl;

    return 0;
}

以上代码的输出为:

Person copy constructor with Ryan
Person copy constructor with Ryan
Person copy assignment with Ryan
Person destructor called for Ryan
Hello World
Person destructor called for Ryan
Person destructor called for Ryan

1 个答案:

答案 0 :(得分:3)

  

为什么不调用拷贝构造函数/没有与之对应的打印件。

实际上,它被称为很好。您可以在自己的输出中看到这里:

Person copy constructor with Ryan
Person copy constructor with Ryan <--- This is it : )
Person copy assignment with Ryan

请参阅此处为呼叫站点:

a = p;

这是您的赋值运算符:

Person& operator=(Person p) {
    cout << "Person copy assignment with " << p.name << endl;
    swap(*this, p);
    return *this;
}

因此,这里为谁调用了复制构造函数?什么时候?在输入p代码主体之前,正在为此参数=(以来自呼叫站点的operator=的RHS作为其参数)进行调用。因此,在输出中,您会看到它是该行之前的相邻行:

Person copy assignment with Ryan