// this program demonstrates the need for a copy constructor

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

class MyClass {
  private:
     char* str;
  public:
     MyClass();
     MyClass(const MyClass& obj);  // the copy constructor
     void Print();
     ~MyClass(); //destructor
};

MyClass::MyClass()
{
  cout << "In constructor ..." << endl;
  str = new char(50);
  strcpy(str, "Hello World");
}

MyClass::MyClass(const MyClass& obj)
{
  cout << "In copy constructor ..." << endl;
  str = new char(50);
  strcpy(str, obj.str);
}

void MyClass::Print()
{
  cout << str << endl;
}

MyClass::~MyClass()
{
  cout << "In destructor ..." << endl;
  delete str;
}

int main()
{
    
  MyClass* obj1 = new MyClass();
  obj1->Print();

  MyClass obj2(*obj1);
  delete obj1; // but a copy is being pointed to by obj2

  cout << "Here is the garbage: " ;
  obj2.Print(); // this produces garbage

  getchar();

  return 0;

}