add example for "default constructor, copy constructor, destructor, if you need one you'll need all"

add smart pointer
add pointer pointer

CPlusPlus/Classes/Classes.vcxproj

@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="main.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Monster.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Ork.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="Weapon.cpp" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="Entity.h" />
@@ -194,6 +195,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="Monster.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Ork.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Vector3.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="Weapon.h" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">

CPlusPlus/Classes/Classes.vcxproj.filters

@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="Ork.cpp">
       <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="Weapon.cpp">
+      <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="Entity.h">
@@ -44,5 +47,8 @@
     <ClInclude Include="Vector3.h">
       <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="Weapon.h">
+      <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>

CPlusPlus/Classes/Entity.cpp

@@ -3,16 +3,19 @@
 
 Entity::Entity()
 {
-	
+	std::cout << "Create Entity" << std::endl;
 }
 
 Entity::Entity(std::string name) : name(name)
 {
+	std::cout << "Create Entity with name" << std::endl;
+
 	//this->name = name;
 }
 
 Entity::~Entity()
 {
+	std::cout << "Destroy Entity" << std::endl;
 }
 
 std::string Entity::ToString()

CPlusPlus/Classes/ICompareable.h

@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 #pragma once
 
+// only for presentation
+#include <iostream>
+
 class ICompareable
 {
 public:
-	virtual ~ICompareable() {}
+	// only for presentation
+	ICompareable() { std::cout << "Create IComparable" << std::endl; }
+
+	virtual ~ICompareable() { std::cout << "Destroy IComparable" << std::endl; }
 
 	virtual int Compare(ICompareable* other) = 0;
 };

CPlusPlus/Classes/Monster.cpp

@@ -2,13 +2,40 @@
 
 #include "Monster.h"
 
-Monster::Monster(int strength) : Entity("My Monster"), _strength(strength)
+Monster::Monster() : Entity("My Monster"), _pWeapon(new Weapon())
 {
+	std::cout << "Create Monster" << std::endl;
+}
+
+Monster::Monster(const Monster& other) : Entity(other), ICompareable(other)
+{
+	std::cout << "Create Copy of a Monster" << std::endl;
+	
+	// shallow copy
+	//this->_pWeapon = other._pWeapon;
+	this->_strength = other._strength;
+	this->_speed = other._speed;
+
+	// deep copy of internal pointers
+	this->_pWeapon = new Weapon(*other._pWeapon);
+}
+
+Monster::Monster(int strength) : Entity("My Monster"), _strength(strength), _pWeapon(new Weapon())
+{
+	std::cout << "Create Monster with strength" << std::endl;
+	
 	this->name = "My Monster";
 }
 
 Monster::~Monster()
 {
+	std::cout << "Destroy Monster" << std::endl;
+	
+	if (_pWeapon != nullptr)
+	{
+		delete _pWeapon;
+		_pWeapon = nullptr;
+	}
 }
 
 //Monster Monster::Create(Monsters type)

CPlusPlus/Classes/Monster.h

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
+
 #include "Entity.h"
 #include "ICompareable.h"
+#include "Weapon.h"
 
 //enum Monsters
 //{
@@ -12,6 +14,9 @@
 class Monster : public Entity, public ICompareable
 {
 public:
+	// internal pointers often requires a default & copy constructor and a destructor
+	Monster();
+	Monster(const Monster& other);
 	Monster(int strength);
 	virtual ~Monster();
 
@@ -22,6 +27,8 @@ public:
 	int Compare(ICompareable* other) override;
 
 protected:
+	Weapon* _pWeapon = nullptr;
+
 	int _strength = 0;
 	float _speed = 0.0f;
 };

CPlusPlus/Classes/Ork.cpp

@@ -1,19 +1,24 @@
 #include "Ork.h"
+#include <iostream>
 
 Ork::Ork() : Monster(10)
 {
+	std::cout << "Create Ork" << std::endl;
+	
 	//this->_strength = 10;
 	this->name = "My Ork";
 }
 
-Ork::Ork(const Ork& other) : Monster(other._strength)
+Ork::Ork(const Ork& other) : Monster(other)
 {
-	this->name = other.name;
-	this->_speed = other._speed;
+	std::cout << "Create a copy of an Ork" << std::endl;
+	//this->name = other.name;
+	//this->_speed = other._speed;
 }
 
 Ork::~Ork()
 {
+	std::cout << "Destroy Ork" << std::endl;
 }
 
 void Ork::Move()

CPlusPlus/Classes/Weapon.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#include "Weapon.h"

CPlusPlus/Classes/Weapon.h

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#pragma once
+class Weapon
+{
+};
+

CPlusPlus/Classes/main.cpp

@@ -8,38 +8,42 @@ using namespace std;
 
 int main()
 {
-	Entity entity; // this is an entity instance
-	entity.name = "My Entity";
+	//Entity entity; // this is an entity instance
+	//entity.name = "My Entity";
 
 	//Monster monster; // can't be instantiated, because Monster is abstract
 	//Monster monster2 = Monster::Create(Monsters::Ork);
 
 	Ork ork;
-	ork.name = "My Ork";
+	ork.name = "Ork1";
 	ork.Move();
 
-	cout << entity.ToString() << endl;
-	cout << ork.ToString() << endl;
+	//cout << entity.ToString() << endl;
+	//cout << ork.ToString() << endl;
 
-	Vector3 position(1.0f, 3.0f, -5.0f);
-	position.y = 0.0f;
+	//Vector3 position(1.0f, 3.0f, -5.0f);
+	//position.y = 0.0f;
 
-	ICompareable* pComparable = nullptr;
-	pComparable = &ork;
-	pComparable->Compare(&ork);
-	(*pComparable).Compare(&ork); // same as line above, but more complicated to write
+	//ICompareable* pComparable = nullptr;
+	//pComparable = &ork;
+	//pComparable->Compare(&ork);
+	//(*pComparable).Compare(&ork); // same as line above, but more complicated to write
 
-	ICompareable* pComparables[] = { new Ork, new Ork, new Ork };
-	for (size_t i = 0; i < size(pComparables); i++)
-	{
-		//pComparables[i]->Compare(nullptr);
-		delete pComparables[i];
-		pComparables[i] = nullptr;
-	}
+	//ICompareable* pComparables[] = { new Ork, new Ork, new Ork };
+	//for (size_t i = 0; i < size(pComparables); i++)
+	//{
+	//	//pComparables[i]->Compare(nullptr);
+	//	delete pComparables[i];
+	//	pComparables[i] = nullptr;
+	//}
 
-	ICompareable** pHeapComparables = new ICompareable*[10];
-	delete[] pHeapComparables;
-	pHeapComparables = nullptr;
+	//ICompareable** pHeapComparables = new ICompareable*[10];
+	//delete[] pHeapComparables;
+	//pHeapComparables = nullptr;
+
+	//Ork ork2(ork);
+	//ork2.name = "Ork2";
+	//ork2.Move();
 
 	return 0;
 }