Defining an object without calling its constructor in C++

Question

In C++, I want to define an object as a member of a class like this:

Object myObject;

However doing this will try to call it\'s parameterle

Answer 1

You can use a pointer (or a smart pointer) to do that. If you do not use a smart pointer, do make sure that your code free memory when the object is deleted. If you use a smart pointer, do not worry about it.

class Program
{
public:
   Object * myObject;
   Program():
      myObject(new Object())
   {
   }
   ~Program()
   {
       delete myObject;
   }
   // WARNING: Create copy constructor and = operator to obey rule of three.
}