Assign new class constructed to an existing class member?

[Calicoder]

Howdy, was wondering how you'd assign a newly created class to any existing member? I have this so far:

classTest.h

private:
        ClassToConstruct classToConstruct;

classTest.cpp

void classTest::myMethod()
{
        *classToConstruct = new ClassToConstruct(); // this gets added to the classToConstruct class member in classTest.h
}

[Christian Ehrlicher]

Your code can not compile.

[Calicoder]

@Christian-Ehrlicher I haven't coded yet, thinking on paper.

[Christian Ehrlicher]

Then take a C++ book and read :)

[Calicoder]

@Christian-Ehrlicher That's what I'm doing now actually, got time during a lockdown. Figured I'd ask here first.

[JonB]

@Calicoder

classTest.h

private:
        ClassToConstruct *classToConstruct = nullptr;
classTest.cpp

void classTest::myMethod()
{
        classToConstruct = new ClassToConstruct();
}

[Christian Ehrlicher]

@Calicoder said in Assign new class constructed to an existing class member?:

Figured I'd ask here first.

You should not start learning Qt before knowing the basics of c++, sorry.

[Calicoder]

@Christian-Ehrlicher I've dabbled in it on and off during my college days. Figured I'd get back into it.