Modern C++ is really amazing with a lot of great features of programming. One of the features of Modern C++ is a Defaulted Function or in another term Defaulted Method of classes that is a function that contains =default; in its prototype. Defaulted functions are a feature of C++11 and above. In this post, we explain what is a defaulted function or method in modern C++.
What is defaulted function or method in Modern C++?
A defaulted function (actually defaulted method, they are functions in classes) is a function that contains =default; in its prototype. This construction indicates that the function’s default definition should be used. Defaulted functions are a C++11 specific feature.
If you have a method (including construction method) and you want to make it defaulted method, just add ‘=default;’ specifier to the end of this method declaration to declare that method as an explicitly defaulted method (or explicitly defaulted function).
Is there a simple example of a defaulted function or method in modern C++?
Here is an example to demonstrates defaulted function:
This will allow the compiler generate the default implementations for explicitly defaulted methods which are more efficient than manually programmed method implementations.
Here is another example class.
What is defaulted function or method in Modern C++?
For example, if we have a parameterized constructor, we can use the ‘=default;’ specifier in order to create a default method. Because the compiler will not create a default constructor without this.
For more information on defaulted functions, see Defaulted functions Proposal document.
Here are more details about the related topic of a trivial default constructor in C++.
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