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28 Oct 2021 by Pete O'Hanlon
More in-depth look at classes, how to add our own constructors and change whether or not code outside our class can see our fields
1 Nov 2021 by Pete O'Hanlon
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1 Oct 2013 by dedo1991
Hi,I am trying to create (MAIN) objects dynamically and these objects are then going to have a list of dynamic (SUB) objects. My problem is that I don't know how to create X amount of sub objects (bombs) for 1 main object. At least as comment suggests I have an idea but it doesn't work and I...
1 Oct 2013 by Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov
Isn't it obvious? If you want to create a loop with new Bomb and create count bombs, you also need to call it to the list count times. You are creating instanced of a Bomb, but those instances become unreachable at the end of your '{...}' scope, so eventually they are destroyed by the Garbage...
1 Oct 2013 by Matt T Heffron
Turn this initialization inside-out: // create testcases while(T > 0) // if this was != what happens if T starts negative? { List bombs = new List(); while (N-- > 0) // if this was != what happens if N starts negative? { bombs.Add(new...
20 Mar 2018 by Member 13677146
Add 2 constructors to the Person class. One that takes no arguments and initializes the data to all 0’s and “” (empty strings). And one constructor that takes all 4 arguments, one argument for each property and then sets the properties to these arguments that are passed in. Lastly change the...
20 Mar 2018 by Member Hemal
As per your question I just understand that you have 2 constructors are using. 1) Default Constructor & 2) 4 Parameterized But I can not get what actual your problem is what? Your Output of above coding is : First Name : Rodney Last Name : Duncan Address : 70 Bowman St. South Windsor, CT...
8 May 2015 by Member 11676749
Alright, I'm having hard time figuring our how I can assign default values to the elements of the list (Trees and nodes) so I don't get NullReferenceException.The basic idea of the code is:List contains from Trees, each tree contains 2 nodes, each node contains 2...
8 May 2015 by Maciej Los
I'd suggest to read this: Binary Trees and BSTs[^] and this: Implementing a Binary Tree[^]. The second article is about VB, but it might help you to understand how to achieve that.
8 May 2015 by OriginalGriff
No, you don't. The problem is that you aren't checking that each Branch actually exists: so when you get this far:List[i].Left.the Left Branch is null - so when you try to use it you get an exception. This isn't a fault: a null would be normal to indicate "end of tree".What you need to look...
3 Sep 2014 by voronitski.net
Greetings to all CodeProject members ,i am new to Java ,and i would like to ask why my Constructor and show() method doesn²t work ?Where is my mistake ? import java.io.*; class Salarie { String name; String company; int sailary ; } public Sailary(String n,...
3 Sep 2014 by CPallini
If you want to write a Java program then you must know and use the correct Java syntax.import java.io.*;class Salary{ String name; String company; int salary ; public Salary(String n, String e, int s) { name=n; company=e; salary=s; } public void...
3 Sep 2014 by nuke_infer
i think you have to read the basic java syntax before starting the coding.there is lot of EBOOKS available in the internet.specially how to create the class and how to create the methid inside the class etc. example class Salary{ String Name; String Company; int salary; //...
3 Sep 2014 by Richard MacCutchan
Largely because you spelled everything differently. You used Salarie for your class, Sailary for the constructor, and sailary when trying to instantiate an object. You also spelled other bits wrong in your show method. A bit more care in typing would go a long way.
14 Oct 2013 by dedo1991
I just have a quick question.Are constructors used only for assigning data to data fields?Could I use if statements in constructor or should it be avoided?I could still use them in the main body of my application I am just not sure what would be better in this situation.Thank...
14 Oct 2013 by OriginalGriff
Of course you can! If work needs to be done in the constructor so that data is ready and consistent as soon as an object is constructed, then do it in the constructor.If it doesn't need to be done, then don't - keep your constructor(s) as short as possible!
14 Oct 2013 by CodeBlack
You can do this but It is not a good idea to write your business logic in constructor. The main purpose of the constructor is to initialize local variables when new instance of your class is created. // if actor this then result = add() etc...For this line of code you can implement...
14 Oct 2013 by PIEBALDconsult
Yes. Do what you need to do.One of the greatest features of OOP is encapsulation, what happens in a particular method (even a constructor) stays in the method and the caller doesn't need to worry about it.If putting an if in the constructor allows you to have one constructor rather than...
29 Apr 2021 by dbfl5073
▪ Youoperateseveralhotdogstandsdistributedthroughouttown.Definea class named HotDogStand that has a member variable for the hot dog stand's ID number and a member variable for how many hot dogs the stand sold that day. ▪ Create a constructor...
29 Apr 2021 by Rick York
One problem you have is in both constructors of HotDogStand you increment totalSold and both cases are wrong. The first one should not increment it all since numSold for that instance is zero. The second one that is passed newNnumSold should...
6 Mar 2017 by Member 13041778
I am having trouble figuring out the syntax for how i am suppose to Call the member function to copy the values of my array into the appropriate member variables. This is specifically for the overloaded constructor because I think all the other functions are correct but they might not be....
6 Mar 2017 by CPallini
The correct syntax isStudent::Student(int tID, string f, string l, int list[]){ setID(tID); setFName(f); setLName(l); setScores(list);}Assuming Student.h contains something likeclass Student{ int ID; int scores[5]; string firstName, lastName;public: ...
9 Dec 2013 by Member 10455211
Hello.Im a newbie and i really hope you guys can teach me a thing or two.I just want to access, values of certain variables, from the superclass. But my constructor is giving me issue:public class Calculator extends SwingFrame { SwingFrame testingobj = null; public...
9 Dec 2013 by Richard MacCutchan
Since you have inherited from the Calculator class, you have also inherited all its public and protected variables. So, you can access them directly by name, anywhere inside your class. See this tutorial[^] for a fuller description of the rules on i nheritance.
24 Nov 2016 by Gaurav_Chaudhary
Hello all,Just came across a scheduler code having a class with private static constructorinternal class DBCache { private static DBCache objDBCache = new DBCache(); private DataSet dsFieldDetails = new DataSet(); bool isCached = false;......}I am...
24 Nov 2016 by Midi_Mick
A static constructor is used to initialise static members of an object. It is called the once, and once only, when any static method or property is accessed on the type.However, what you have provided the code there for is not a static constructor. It is a static member that is assigned an...
24 Nov 2016 by CPallini
That's not a private static constructor (AFAIK not existing in C#) but a private static member variable holding an instance of the DBCache class).It could be used, for instance, to implement the Singleton pattern.
24 Nov 2016 by F-ES Sitecore
That's not a constructor, it's just a member variable. The fact that it's private means only code inside the DBCache can access it, so code outside the calss can't access it like this;DBCache.objDBCacheWhat the line is doing is ensuring that the first time the DBCache type is used the...
24 Dec 2014 by Sandeep Singh Shekhawat
This article introduces use of the Generic Repository Pattern and Dependency Injection in MVC for CRUD Operations.
28 Dec 2016 by Fiyaz Hasan
Learn how dependency injection mechanism has evolved from ASP.NET to ASP.NET Core
28 Oct 2017 by Member 13490611
Hi all, I just started working on a Wordpress website. Now, on every line (both front-end and back-end) my websites gives me the following message: Deprecated: Methods with the same name as their class will not be constructors in a future version of PHP; Qode_Theme_Options has a deprecated...
28 Oct 2017 by Richard MacCutchan
You have a function with the name qode_Theme_Options, which is the same as the name of your class. The message is just warning you that you will need to change it in the future. The documentation gives full details: PHP: Constructors and Destructors - Manual[^].
10 Jun 2021 by Dave Kreskowiak
You will use the default "static constructor" only if your class is defined as static. If it's a normal class, like in your example, there is no "static constructor". There is only the default instance constructor unless you define your own...
10 Jun 2021 by Richard MacCutchan
Static Constructors - C# Programming Guide | Microsoft Docs[^]
21 Nov 2014 by Aescleal
As it says in the error message, where's your default constructor for parent?If the compiler doesn't see an explicit reference to a base class constructor in the derived class initialiser list it'll try and generate a call to the base class default constructor.To avoid this you need...
21 Nov 2014 by farhad bat
I solve it// searches-sorts.cpp : Defines the entry point for the console application.//#include "stdafx.h"#include using namespace std;template class Parent{public: T *arr; int len; virtual void Sort() { } Parent(T *a, int l) { len = l; arr =...
21 Nov 2014 by farhad bat
I write 3 class with template:class Parentclass SWAPclass insertionSort : public SWAP , public Parentwhen I complie code , compiler return this error:Error 1 error C2512: 'Parent' : no appropriate default constructor available Code :// searches-sorts.cpp : Defines the...
29 Jan 2015 by dudicus1414
My assignment is to create a class that implements a safe resizable array, which can contain data of any single type.Use templates so that the data stored in the arrays can be of any typeProvide a "default" (no parameter constructor that sets the array to some reasonable default initial...
29 Jan 2015 by CPallini
Yes, it looks you are on the right track. However, you know, constructors should have the same name of the class.
29 Jan 2015 by nv3
As CPallini said, you are almost on the right track. There are just a couple of small issues that need to be corrected:You declared your internal array as stuff data[];And that doesn't work here. In C++ there is no such thing as a variable size array. Instead, you should use a...
26 Mar 2018 by Member 13677146
I'm getting the error: Student.java:96: error: cannot find symbol s1.display(); ^ symbol: variable s1 location: class Student 1 error What I have tried: public class Student extends Person { private int studentId; private String major; ...
26 Mar 2018 by wseng
You define Student sl, but you using s1.
27 Mar 2018 by Member 13677146
Create a new Employee Class Build a new Employee class(“Employee.java”). This class will be a sub-class of Person. So it will inherit all the properties of Person(FirstName, LastName, Address and Email). Also add 2 new properties, an employee id number and a salary. Create this class, make...
27 Mar 2018 by CPallini
I see a problem in Employee constructor... :-) Replace Quote: public Student() { With public Employee() { And then of course complete the task: provide the constructor accepting all the parameters and the display method of the class Emplyee. Build them incrementally, exploiting the Person...
15 Sep 2014 by phonemyatt
Hi Folks,I've been finding the right way to parse the following Xml file in my android and I can't make the decision. Please give me some advise. I got the following XML files which is going to display in my android app.
12 Mar 2014 by ravikhoda
Hi all ,i want to have custom constructor for the aspx.cs page. what my need is i want to pass almost 20 different criteria from search filter page to result page and i don't want to use session variable for each parameter and pass it to next form. can we have some method like windows...
12 Mar 2014 by Raul Iloc
1.If you want to use Page.Response.Redirect() you could use query string to send data between pages.2.But you could use Server.Transfer() and in this case you could use Context cache to transfer data between pages like in the next example:this.Context.Items.Add("stepID",...
23 Aug 2021 by OriginalGriff
While we are more than willing to help those that are stuck, that doesn't mean that we are here to do it all for you! We can't do all the work, you are either getting paid for this, or it's part of your grades and it wouldn't be at all fair for...
23 Aug 2021 by CPallini
Java - parameterized constructor with example[^]. Java Encapsulation and Getters and Setters[^].
14 Sep 2015 by Member 11983666
Newbie to asp.net. I am trying to get Course by Id when use click on specific Course the page navigate to another page where its only shows the specific Course by its ID. I have my GetCourse by ID method below. I have also created object. my question is i have no clue how to pass parameter in...
14 Sep 2015 by Wendelius
Not sure if this is the problem but most likely your SQL statement is causing an exception. If you have a look at String GetCommand = "Select ID CourseName, Description, StartDate, EndDate, CourseMode from Course" + "Where ID = @CourseID";In the concatenated string there is no space...
14 Sep 2015 by Naveen.Sanagasetti
Hi,As per your thread you want to know how to pass course parameter to fetch records based on course, right..?If your need is like above, my suggestion is better to bind all the course details in one dropdown control and based up on your dropdown selection you can bind your course...
21 Jun 2017 by Member 13271774
The following is a toString( ) method for a GymMembership class. public String toString( ) { return “Member Number: “ + memberNumber + “Member Name: “ + memberName + “ Membership Type: “ + memberShipType; } Write two constructors for the GymMembership class as follows:  A constructor to accept...
21 Jun 2017 by TheGreatAndPowerfulOz
there are basically two ways: public class SomeClass { private int someMember; public SomeClass(int someMember) { this.someMember = someMember; // note the 'this' keyword denoting the constructed class } } or public class SomeClass { private int _someMember; ...
10 May 2018 by Member 13816159
Hello, this may be a silly question but is there a way to access a function from a class that has a constructor in it without calling it's constructor? Here is an example: What I have tried: class Point { private: int x, y; public: Point() { x = 1; y = 2; } void callthis() { cout...
9 May 2018 by Wendelius
If I understand your question correctly, you can define the function as static and call it without instantiating the class. Have a look at Static Members of a C++ Class[^]
9 May 2018 by Chris Losinger
if you can't change then class, then no, you can't call a member function without instantiating an object (aka calling the constructor).
9 May 2018 by KarstenK
The first solution that declaring the function as static is correct, but consider that you than have no object instance on that you can perform the function. My experience is, that a static function or such problem is only the symptom of some more hidden issues like isnt belonging into this...
10 May 2018 by CPallini
As suggested you have to make the method static. That's appropriate for class methods, that is methods independent on a class instance. E.g. #include using namespace std; class Point { private: int x, y; public: Point() { x = 1; y = 2; } static Point origin() {...
2 Jul 2020 by Member 14779968
I have a parent base class which has an overloaded constructor that creates the instances of another class "GlobalParameters" where I have some common properties I use. public class base { public base() { } public...
2 Jul 2020 by Richard MacCutchan
base keyword - C# Reference | Microsoft Docs[^].
22 Feb 2016 by Keith Lewis
I'm new to coding, and just working on a little project to learn.I'm trying to produce multiple different versions of sets of attributes that I'll be inserting into a SQLite database.My current code prints the same numbers each time, ie:721213721213... etc.I guess...
22 Feb 2016 by OriginalGriff
First off, move the Random instance outside any method, and make it private: class GenData { private Random rand = new Random(); public void GenStats() {That way, it isn't recreated each time you call the method, which can mean repeated values. That's...
22 Feb 2016 by Richard MacCutchan
You need to seed the random generator so it starts at a different value each time. Using the clock time in milliseconds is a useful way of doing it. See Random Constructor (Int32) (System)[^].
8 May 2018 by Member 13817351
Problem: It is instructed that take the value from user in setvalue function then what is the use of overloaded constructor in this program? You are required to implement Employee Management System. There will be an employee class having following attributes: Name(String), Father_Name(String),...
8 May 2018 by Rick York
The purpose of the overloaded constructor is to give you two ways to construct the object. You can either have it initialized to default values or you can construct it with specific values.
8 May 2018 by KarstenK
Write the Employee class in extra files, separated in header (employee.h) and implemention (employee.cpp) files. It is standard in coding to do this. tip: in the default constructor you MUST also set the values to the member. Like that: Employee():name(""), father_name(""), emp_id(0), bps(0),...
8 May 2018 by Member 13817351
can you review my code to tell me what is error in my code.
8 May 2018 by Member 13817351
@KarstenK if i write it without passing attributes which i create in main int main() { string name, father_name, job_type, date, int emp_id, bps; Employee A; A.setRecord(name, father_name, emp_id, date, bps, job_type); then how can i initialize it through initializer list(overloaded...
4 Dec 2013 by kumar_11
#include #include#includeusing namespace std;class string1{ char *name; int length;public: string1 () { length = 0; name = new char[length + 1]; } string1 (char const *s) { length = strlen (s); name =...
4 Dec 2013 by Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov
This is because constructor code don't return anything, it does not have return type; this is designed so on purpose, to avoid such situations.While constructing, you always work with the implicit parameter "this" (which you can use explicitly and sometime had to do so, to avoid naming...
4 Dec 2013 by nv3
I think you are referring to the function:int string1::join (const string1 &a, const string2 &b){ string1 c; c.length = a.length + b.length; delete name; c.name = new char[c.length + 1]; strcpy (c.name, a.name); strcat (c.name, b.name); return c;}which is no copy...
5 Dec 2013 by Aescleal
In addition to what nv3 said, whenever you're doing any low level resource management task like this (you're essentially managing a variable sized array of characters) make sure you take exception safety into account.Looking at nv's modifications:void string1::join (const string1 &a,...
28 Jun 2018 by BerthaDusStuf
In the book I am reading "jumping into C++" there is some stuff I dont understand. Here is the code: class ChessBoard { public: ChessBoard (); string getMove (); ChessPiece getPiece (int x, int y); void makeMove (int from_x, int from_y, int to_x, int to_y); private: PlayerColor _board[ 8 ][ 8...
27 Jun 2018 by Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan
Because a constructor does not work that way in C++, constructors are called once the object is created (or has been created). That means, that the code in the body shall execute after object creation, merely for validation purposes or so. In C++, you can initialize the object that way, so...
27 Jun 2018 by KarstenK
The solution is correct, because he was putting the string into the constructor of the string. If not there would executed the standard constructor, which injects the compiler in the build phase. Imagine it as: ChessBoard::ChessBoard() : _whose_move() { } Hint: all other members of the...
28 Jun 2018 by CPallini
Prior to C++17 the initializer list was the proper way to initialize class members with default values. With C++17 you can provide default initialization directly in the class body. Try, with a modern compiler #include using namespace std; class ChessBoard { public: ChessBoard (){}...
4 Jul 2018 by BerthaDusStuf
I am reading a book and it includes code for an assignment operator and I'm pretty sure it is incorrect but I also think maybe I am just wrong because it is unlikely the book will make a mistake. Here is the code: LinkedList& LinkedList::operator= (const LinkedList& other) { // make sure we...
30 Jun 2018 by KarstenK
In a copy contructor you must create a FULL COPY for the new object. So you must copy all member element in a unique matter for the constructed object. When copying a linked list, you must create a copy each element and put it a new list. you need: Player& operator= (const Player& other); ...
1 Jul 2018 by «_Superman_»
This is not a copy constructor. This is an assignment operator. Copy constructor signature would be something like LinkedList(const LinkedList& rhs); Remember constructors don't return anything. Quote: is working with references to the variables, why does it need to return anything and where...
16 Aug 2013 by Rakesh Krishna Bhatt
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24 Oct 2017 by Duncan Edwards Jones
I have a generic class used to serialise an event to/from a name-value pairs dictionary. It has the following class signature:- Public Class EventSerializer(Of TEvent As {New, IEvent}) It has a factory method that can create it from an instance of the class thus:- Public Function...
24 Oct 2017 by Richard Deeming
You'd need a non-generic base class or interface containing the members of your class which don't rely on the generic type parameter. Public MustInherit Class EventSerializer ' Non-generic members here... Public Shared Function Create(Of TEvent As {New, IEvent})(ByVal evt As...
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29 Apr 2015 by Priyank Modi
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13 Mar 2018 by Member 13677146
Here what the question ask: Build a class called Course.java. This class should have 4 properties: CourseId, CourseName, Description, and credit hours. Also add the appropriate set and get methods. Add a display() method to display these 4 properties out to the DOS window. Lastly add a main()...
13 Mar 2018 by CPallini
Your code is almost OK. Change the type of creditHours: private int creditHours; and its accessors: public void setCreditHours(int ch) { creditHours = ch; } public int getCreditHours() { return creditHours;}
2 Jul 2018 by Akshit Gupta
I have a doubt in Php class initialization.. Like in Java, an instantiated class calls constructor of parent classes to initialize the parent classes to be able to use their properties, PHP need not require us to call Parent Class constructor in order to be able to use its Properties and...
11 Jun 2018 by Jochen Arndt
Quote: Like in Java, an instantiated class calls constructor of parent classes to initialize the parent classes to be able to use their properties This is not true for PHP when defining a constructor in a derived class: PHP: Constructors and Destructors - Manual[^]: Note: Parent constructors are...
2 Jul 2018 by muhammad sufiyan
1 Aug 2019 by radhikay
abstract class Base { Base() { System.out.println("Base Constructor Called"); } abstract void fun(); } class Derived extends Base { Derived() { System.out.println("Derived Constructor Called"); } void fun() { System.out.println("Derived fun() called"); } } class Main { ...
30 Jul 2019 by OriginalGriff
When you create an object the system always calls the base constructor (if it exists) before any derived constructors, so that the base object is fully constructed and read for use before any add-on code tries to use it. Think of it like this: if the base class was not constructed first, then...
4 Mar 2021 by OriginalGriff
We are more than willing to help those that are stuck: but that doesn't mean that we are here to do it all for you! We can't do all the work, you are either getting paid for this, or it's part of your grades and it wouldn't be at all fair for us...
26 Oct 2013 by ASP.NET Community
Reflection is one of the very nice features of .net, with Reflection one can take out lotsa information about the type. When I say type that means it
10 Mar 2016 by Member 12384360
please reply me as soon as possibleWhat I have tried:i have tried to define an constructor outside the class and it does not work sir tell me can it be possible to difine outside the class
10 Mar 2016 by KarstenK
No and you shouldnt do it, because it destroyes the class pattern of encapsulation. If you need to modify a class object it should always made with member functions.I think you must rethink your software design. Learn from this tutorials.
10 Mar 2016 by CPallini
The contructor must be (by definition) a member of the class. However you can put its definition outside of the class (declaration must be inside the class one): // ctor.h header file class A { public: A(); // just ctor declaration };and // ctor.cpp source file #include...
19 May 2016 by Rifath apps
The Error showing this line (base(lectureId,name) )..why? namespace XYZ_System{ class FullTimeLectureClass : Lecturer { private double basicSalary; public Double _basicSalary { get { return basicSalary; } set { basicSalary...
19 May 2016 by CPallini
Quote:base(lectureId,name)Th...
27 May 2022 by Phoenix Liveon
If we declared an Object/Class, such as; ClassOne classOne; with a class definition of;//Figure #1 class ClassOne { } //Figure #2 class ClassOne { ClassOne(int, int); } //Figure #3 class ClassOne { ClassOne(const ClassOne&); } ...