Default constructor

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C++ defines two special kinds of constructors, default and copy constructors.

Default constructor:

Can be called with no arguments
Construct a default object of the class type.

Copy constructor:

Can accept a single argument of reference to same class type
Copy objects of the class type.

Constructors of base classes are not inherited by derived classes. When an object of derived class type is created, it is constructed starting with the base class components; then it moves to the derived class components.

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