Initializer list

struct Class : public Base
{
    int x;
    int y;
 
    Class ( int x )
      : Base ( 123 ), // initialize base class
        x ( x ),      // x (member) is initialized with x (parameter)
        y ( 0 )       // y initialized to 0
    {}                // empty constructor body
 
    Class ( double a )
      : y ( a+1 ),
        x ( y ) // x will be initialized before y, this means that its value here is undefined
    {}          // No base class constructor in list, this is the same as calling Base()
 
    Class()
    try
      : Base ( 789 ),
        x ( 0 ),
        y ( 0 )
    {
        // no exception
    }
    catch (...)
    {
        // exception occurred on initialization
    }
};