Why my constructor not getting called

Question

Class A
{
public:
    A()
    {
       cout << "constructor called";
    }
};

int main()
{
  A obj;     // constructor getting called
  A obj1();   // constructor not getting called
}

When i instantiate obj object , my constructor getting called. But when i instantiate obj1 , my constructor not getting called.

I would like to know the reason for it.

Because you declare `obj1` as a *function*, taking no arguments and returning an `A` object. — Some programmer dude, Mar 19 '17 at 09:13

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 19 '17 at 09:13

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A obj1(); actually does not create any object, it's a function declaration.

() should be avoided here as the compiler can't tell if you meant to create a A object or declare a obj1 function returning a A object.

answered Mar 19 '17 at 09:13

jpo38

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