CONSTRUCTOR

AND
DESTRUCTOR

1. Point out the errors, if any, in the following

program.
class date
{
private:
int day,month,year;
date()
{
day = 2;
month = 10;
year = 2008;
}
};

void main()
{
date today;
}

Error :
The default constructor is defined
under private section; so it is not
accessible in function main( ).

2. Point out the errors, if any, in the following

program.
class value
{
private:
int i;
float f;
public:
value()
{
i = 0;
f = 0.0;
return 1;
}
};
void main()
{
value vi;

Error :
The constructor should not
return any value. Here
constructor contains return
statement.

3. Read the following code segment.

#include <iostream.h>
class sample
{
int x, y;
public:
sample(int a = 10, int b = 20)
{
x = a;
y = b;
}
void show()
{
cout << \n x = << x << y = << y;
}
};
void main()
{
sample s1;
sample s2(4);
sample s3 = sample(6,8);
s1.show();
s2.show();
s3.show();
}
Explain the working of constructor for the creation of each
object.

b) x = 10, y=20
x = 4, y=20
x = 6, y=8

4. A class named employee is

having the following constructors.
i) employee();
ii) employee(int, float);
iii) employee(employee &f);
A) Name the category to which
each
constructor belongs.
B) Write down the purpose of
each.
C) Define the destructor for this

1. i) default constructor,
ii) parameterized constructor,
iii) copy constructor
2. short note about default
constructor, parameterized
constructor and copy
constructor
3. ~employee( ) { }

5. The following code defines a class for finding out

the area of a circle.
#include<iostream.h>
class circle
{
float rad;
public:
circle(float x)
{
rad = x;
}
void area()
{
cout << 3.14 * rad * rad;
}
};
void main()
{
circle(5.5).area();
}
What is the purpose of the statement in the main
function?

a)Through this statement, an

anonymous object
(temporary instance) is
created and initialized with
the value 5.5 and that object
calls the member function
area( )
b) 94.985

6. While declaration, initialization

is possible with variables, arrays
and structures. What about of
classes? Justify your answer.
But an object of a class cannot
be initialized in similar fashion
because the access labels
restrict the accessibility of the
data members.

7. A constructor is usually
defined in public section.
Why?
Generally a constructor is
defined under the public section
of a class so that its objects can
be created in any function.

8. Is constructor definition
compulsory? Give
justification to support your
answer.
Yes, constructor definition is
compulsory. A Constructor is
defined like other member
functions of a class. It can be
defined either inside or outside
the class specification.

9. List down the characteristics of constructors.

They should be declared in the public section.

They are invoked automatically when the
objects are created.
They do not have return types, not even void
and therefore, and they cannot return values.
They cannot be inherited.
Like other C++ functions, they can have
default arguments.
They cannot be virtual.
We cannot refer to their addresses.
They cannot be static.

10. List down the characteristics of destructors.

They are invoked automatically when the

objects are destroyed.
They obey the usual access rules that other
member functions do.
They cannot be inherited.
No argument can be provided to a
destructor, neither does it return any value.
They cannot be virtual.
We cannot refer to their addresses.
They cannot be static.
If there is no destructor in a class, a default
destructor is generated by the compiler.