RE: [Dev-C++] Pointers and copy constructors

[Ioannis V. <iv...@em...>]

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Please define language, C or C++.



 
> item 1: Are pointers passed by value or by reference


In C by value, in C++ can be passed in both ways (by reference using
templates).


  
> item 2: Would it be a problem if in my copy constructor I 
> called a function to recursivly move through a binary search 
> tree and copy the data, keep in mind my BST is made of a 
> series of linked, dynamically alocated pointers.


If it is an external function no, provided that you will not run out of
memory.





Ioannis Vranos
 
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