class X {
public:
X(int ii = 0) : i(ii) {
j = i; // j can't be accessed by non-static methods
}
What does : i(ii) mean? More exactly, the two dots.
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`i` will be initialized with `ii`. What that means depends on `i` – deviantfan Jun 03 '14 at 09:29
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1two dots are called colon – Kamlesh Arya Jun 03 '14 at 09:29
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And it can be used only in constructors? – George Irimiciuc Jun 03 '14 at 09:30
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5You need to get yourself a book on the basics of C++. You can easily find this information in many many tutorials online as well. – Dennis Jun 03 '14 at 09:30
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If I knew it was called colon, maybe. – George Irimiciuc Jun 03 '14 at 09:32
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They are known as `Initialization Lists`. http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/init-lists.html – Abhineet Jun 03 '14 at 09:34
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http://stackoverflow.com/a/23493639/1141471 – 4pie0 Jun 03 '14 at 09:35
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used for Initialization of member variables. – RC Brand Jun 03 '14 at 09:35
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You can read through [learncpp.com](http://www.learncpp.com/cpp-tutorial/b-4-initializer-lists-and-uniform-initialization/). Read the other articles too. – nwp Jun 03 '14 at 09:36