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=== Copy constructors ===

{{also|Copy constructor (C++)}}

[['''Copy constructor]]sconstructors''' define the actions performed by the compiler when copying class objects. A copy constructor has one formal parameter that is the type of the class (the parameter may be a reference to an object).

It is used to create a copy of an existing object of the same

class. Even though both classes are the same, it counts as a conversion