In C++, a constructor is a special function that must be invoked when an object is created. Its objective is to initialize a new object to a valid state before any processing occurs using the object.

Using member initializers offers more control over what constructors do, and helps eliminate unnecessary default initialization. In C++, a constructor is a special class member function that provides ...

OK, I can make a new class. I then make a default constructor explicitly because I want it to do "stuff" like have a shared field called ClassCount that it increments each time the class is ...