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Is it fine to make a default constructor unusable?
Specifically asking about the default constructor
Given that the constructor initializes all the data for an object, if I create a class that can't be used without proper initialization, is it not ...
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Reducing Valgrind Findings (uninitialised value)?
I'm trying to run some code though Valgrind. The code depends on OpenSSL, and OpenSSL is making Valgrind useless due to uninitialised values. I know where the use lies in OpenSSL's PRNG, but I'm ...
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Where should an object in CQRS+ES be fully initialized: in the constructor, or when applying the first event?
There appears to be widespread agreement in the OOP community that the class constructor should not leave an object partly or even fully uninitialized.
What do I mean by "initialization"? Roughly ...
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How important is to initialize a variable
How important is it to initialize variables?
Does proper initializing avoid memory leaks or have performance advantages?
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Separation of construction and initialization
I'm confused by this post by Mark Seeman.
And his comment on IInitializable below:
The problem with an Initialize method is the same as with Property
Injection (A.K.A. Setter Injection): it ...
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Initializing derived classes in the same way
I have a class Base that has several children, say A, B, C. For testing purposes I'd like to mock those derived classes by deriving from them. So MockA derives from A, MockB derives from B and so on.
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Data decoding initialization/Constructor error handling
I have a set of loadable data decoders for a specific type of data and a stream to read containing data. Now I want the program to select the correct decoder in a reliable way so I want to use a ...
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Why does this static field always get initialized over-eagerly?
I am looking at this excellent article from Jon Skeet.
While executing the demo code, Jon Skeet says that we can expect three different kinds of behaviours. To quote that article:
The runtime ...
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C++ - Constructor or Initialize Method to Startup [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Avoid having an initialization method
I want to determine when to do non-trivial initialization of a class. I see two times to do initialization: constructor and other ...
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What is the opposite of initialize (or init)? [closed]
The term will be used as a method name. The method is called when a part of the user interface is hidden (or removed), and it is used to reset values to default and dispose objects that will not be ...
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variable comparison without initialising
I am working with a project in VC++ which involves co-ordinate system having x,y,z axis.
I am trying to check for if a variable(Point with x,y,z values) is assigned on the coordinate system or its a ...
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best practice for initializing class members in php
I have lots of code like this in my constructors:-
function __construct($params) {
$this->property = isset($params['property']) ? $params['property'] : default_val;
}
Is it better to do ...
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Is web application startup time really that important?
Had a conversation with someone about adding some initialization code on application startup and he complained about that causing an increasing in the startup time. He couldn't really state a reason ...
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How to write constructors which might fail to properly instantiate an object
Sometimes you need to write a constructor which can fail. For instance, say I want to instantiate an object with a file path, something like
obj = new Object("/home/user/foo_file")
As long as the ...
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The Default State of Unused Memory
In an embedded device, during the initializing of memory locations, is there any convention that are being practiced.
I mean, say setting every byte to zero or 0xFF or any other value.
