Is initializing mem vars proper

[bryce johnson]

When you make your class, is it proper to initialize the member variables. It would seem that member initialization should be handled through a contructor. Does it matter? Is it bad code? Is there valid reason to initialize member variables not through the contructor?

[bryce johnson]

I am hoping this is not a difficult question.

[Michael Morris]

Hi Bryce,

When you make your class, is it proper to initialize the member variables. It would seem that member initialization should be handled through a contructor.

This is where individual coding style comes in, but I personally am a firm beliver in coding so that your intent is known. Member variables can be initialized outside the constructor but I have always preferred to take care of that inside the constructor. Of course, you may have some members that have to be initialized after construction for one reason or another, I generally just declare those in the class and allow default initialization to take place. Of course static members should be initialized outside a constructor since they are classwide.
Michael Morris

[bryce johnson]

Thank you for clearing that up for me.