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Distinguish between a default constructor and a parameterised constructor, and state what a copy constructor does.
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Answer
A default constructor takes no arguments and gives the instance variables their default or a fixed initial value. A parameterised constructor takes arguments and initialises the object with the values passed. A copy constructor takes an object of the same class as its argument and initialises the new object with that object's values.
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Explanation
Writing any constructor removes the compiler-supplied default one.
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