(C++) initializer-list

An initializer-list is the C++11 way to initialize using curly braces:

#include <vector>

int main()
{
  const std::vector<int> v = {1,2,3,4,5};
}

Advice

• If a class is a container, give it an initializer-list constructor [1]
• Initialize member variables with the member initializer list [2]

References

• [1] Bjarne Stroustrup. The C++ Programming Language (4th edition). 2013. ISBN: 978-0-321-56384-2. Chapter 17.7. Advice. page 525: '[8] If a class is a container, give it an initializer-list constructor'
• [2] Jason Turner, cppbestpractices: Initialize Member Variables with the member initializer list