From: "Lark" <rlark DOT at DOT mbhs DOT dot DOT edu AT delorie DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Pointer dec call the constructor?
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 21:41:23 -0700
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Does a pointer declaration call the constructor of the type of object it
points to?  For example:

class A
{
  public:
    A(){x=5}
    int x;
};

A * ob;

is A::A() called on ob?  And if not, if I had a second class,

class B:public A
{
  public:
    B(){y=7}
    int y;
};

and then write this:

A * ob;
ob = new B();

is A::A() called first or is B::B() called first?  Sorry if this isn't
terribly clear, and thanks for any help!