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    <p>If you do not define a constructor, the compiler will define a default constructor for you. </p> <p>The implementation of this </p> <h3>default constructor is:</h3> <ul> <li>default construct the base class (if the base class does not have a default constructor, this is a compilation failure)</li> <li>default construct each member variable in the order of declaration. (If a member does not have a default constructor, this is a compilation failure).</li> </ul> <p>Note:<br> The POD data (int,float,pointer, etc.) do not have an explicit constructor but the default action is to do nothing (in the vane of C++ philosophy; we do not want to pay for something unless we explicitly ask for it).</p> <p>If no destructor/copy Constructor/Assignment operator is defined the compiler builds one of those for you (so a class always has a destructor/Copy Constructor/Assignment Operator (unless you cheat and explicitly declare one but don't define it)).<br> The default implementation is:</p> <h3>Destructor:</h3> <ul> <li>If user-defined destructor is defined, execute the code provided.</li> <li>Call the destructor of each member in reverse order of declaration</li> <li>Call the destructor of the base class.</li> </ul> <h3>Copy Constructor:</h3> <ul> <li>Call the Base class Copy Constructor.</li> <li>Call the copy constructor for each member variable in the order of declaration.</li> </ul> <h3>Assignment Operator:</h3> <ul> <li>Call the base class assignment operator</li> <li>Call the assignment operator of each member variable in the order of declaration.</li> <li>Return a reference to this.</li> </ul> <p>Note Copy Construction/Assignment operator of POD Data is just copying the data (Hence the shallow copy problem associated with RAW pointers).</p>
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