what does ":" do in c++ code?
 

i'm trying to read and understand a .cc (c++)file,
i want to know what does ok_flag(false),time_range(false),prefix() do after ":" ?
I did know that ":" was being used for class inheritance but what is ":" for in the bleow code?
plz help
thanx.

Re: what does ":" do in c++ code?
 

It initializes those variables in the class. It's more effective than putting statements inside the constructor.

Re: what does ":" do in c++ code?
 

As far as I can remember its called initialization block.

Re: what does ":" do in c++ code?
 

ok,thanks.