Declaring an object before initializing it in c++

Question

Is it possible to declare a variable in c++ without instantiating it? I want to do something like this:

Animal a;
if( happyDay() ) 
    a( \"puppies\" ); //c         


        

Answer 1

You can also use std::move:

class Ball {
private:
        // This is initialized, but not as needed
        sf::Sprite ball;
public:
        Ball() {
                texture.loadFromFile("ball.png");
                // This is a local object, not the same as the class member.
                sf::Sprite ball2(texture);
                // move it
                this->ball=std::move(ball2);
        }
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