9. Class constructors and overloads

This chapter introduces the different kinds of functions that are found only within classes.

• 9.1. Constructors
  • 9.1.1. Initialization syntax
  • 9.1.2. Overloaded constructors
  • 9.1.3. Telescoping constructors
• 9.2. Static members
• 9.3. Operator overloads
  • 9.3.1. Basic overloading guidelines
  • 9.3.2. Assignment operator
  • 9.3.3. Insertion and extraction operators
  • 9.3.4. Function call operator
  • 9.3.5. Comparison operators
  • 9.3.6. Binary arithmetic operators
  • 9.3.7. Increment and decrement operators
  • 9.3.8. Conversion operators
• 9.4. Friend vs non-friend functions