Copying vs assignment

Syntax

• Copy Constructor

  • MyClass( const MyClass& other );
  • MyClass( MyClass& other );
  • MyClass( volatile const MyClass& other );
  • MyClass( volatile MyClass& other );

• Assignment Constructor

  • MyClass& operator=( const MyClass& rhs );
  • MyClass& operator=( MyClass& rhs );
  • MyClass& operator=( MyClass rhs );
  • const MyClass& operator=( const MyClass& rhs );
  • const MyClass& operator=( MyClass& rhs );
  • const MyClass& operator=( MyClass rhs );
  • MyClass operator=( const MyClass& rhs );
  • MyClass operator=( MyClass& rhs );
  • MyClass operator=( MyClass rhs );

Remarks

Other Good Resources for further research :

• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11706040/whats-the-difference-between-assignment-operator-and-copy-constructor
• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18969083/assignment-operator-vs-copy-constructor-c
• GeeksForGeeks
• C++ Articles

Assignment operator

Copy constructor

Copy constructor vs assignment constructor