gists/rule-of-five.cpp
2021-10-27 14:51:03 +02:00

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class rule_of_five
{
char* cstring; // raw pointer used as a handle to a dynamically-allocated memory block
public:
rule_of_five(const char* s = "")
: cstring(nullptr)
{
if (s) {
std::size_t n = std::strlen(s) + 1;
cstring = new char[n]; // allocate
std::memcpy(cstring, s, n); // populate
}
}
~rule_of_five()
{
delete[] cstring; // deallocate
}
rule_of_five(const rule_of_five& other) // copy constructor
: rule_of_five(other.cstring)
{}
rule_of_five(rule_of_five&& other) noexcept // move constructor
: cstring(std::exchange(other.cstring, nullptr))
{}
rule_of_five& operator=(const rule_of_five& other) // copy assignment
{
return *this = rule_of_five(other);
}
rule_of_five& operator=(rule_of_five&& other) noexcept // move assignment
{
std::swap(cstring, other.cstring);
return *this;
}
// alternatively, replace both assignment operators with
// rule_of_five& operator=(rule_of_five other) noexcept
// {
// std::swap(cstring, other.cstring);
// return *this;
// }
};