In object-oriented programming, a constructor is a method which is automatically invoked when the object is created. Its main purpose is to pre-define the object's data members. A properly written constructor will leave the object in a 'valid' state.
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- Bjarne Stroustrup: The C++ Programming Language, Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0-201-70073-5
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