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In [[object-oriented programming]], a '''constructor''' is a [[method (computer science)|method]] which is automatically invoked when the [[object (computer science)|object]] is created . It's main purpose is to pre-define the object's data members and therefore initialize the environment where it operates.

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==See also==

*[[Destructor (computer science)|Destructor]]

#REDIRECT *[[Object lifetime]]

==References==

* [[Bjarne Stroustrup]]: ''The C++ Programming Language'', Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0-201-70073-5

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