base::base(const base &x)
// copy constructor: this := x
{
// cout << "base::copy constructor for object: " << x << "\n";
clearself();
#if 0
if (x.k != x.s_virtual_kind()) {
x.c_kind(k);
}
#endif
// cout << "base::copy constructor, calling copyobject_to()\n";
const_cast<base &>(x).copyobject_to(*this);
// cout << "base::copy constructor finished\n";
}
void base::copyobject_to(base &x)
{
kind k = s_kind();
OBJECTSELF s = self;
if (k != BASE) {
cout << "error: base::copyobject_to() for object of kind " << kind_ascii(k) << endl;
exit(1);
}
cout << "warning: base::copyobject_to() for object: " << *this << "\n";
x.freeself();
x.c_kind(k);
x.self = s;
}
void base::swap(base &a)
{
kind k, ka;
OBJECTSELF s, sa;
k = s_kind();
ka = a.s_kind();
s = self;
sa = a.self;
c_kind(ka);
self = sa;
a.c_kind(k);
a.self = s;
}
