🧱 Idiom 3: Non-Copyable / Non-Movable

📚 Index of Subtopics

  1. 💡 Core Idea
  2. 🧠 Intuition
  3. 🔄 Syntax & Examples (=delete, =default)
  4. 🛠️ Use Case / Micro Project
  5. 🚧 Pitfalls
  6. 🔁 Related Concepts
  7. 🧭 Breadcrumb Expansion: Special Member Functions
  8. 📘 Deep Dive: C++ Initializations (Requested Follow-Up)

💡 Core Idea

To prevent accidental copying or moving of a class, C++ allows us to explicitly delete copy and move constructors or assignment operators using the = delete specifier.

This enforces stricter control over object semantics and helps avoid bugs, especially when dealing with resource management (e.g., file handles, mutexes, unique pointers).


🧠 Intuition

If an object manages unique resources, copying it may lead to double deletion, resource leaks, or undefined behavior. To make this intent clear, we disable copy/move operations.


🔄 Syntax & Examples