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[QUOTE="Salt_Peter, post: 2582279"]
#include <iostream>

Note how much easier and safe it is to code without pointers. Specially
when you use pointers to one character to store an array of characters.
Lets face it, does char* name point to a character or an array or
characters? Answer: the compiler does not know. Why deal with the
amibiguity?
pointers == bugs <- remember that
Since the code above is using copy construction, you are in need of an
appropriate copy constructor.

class Person
{
   std::string name;
   Date birthday;
public:
   Person(std::string s, int d, int m, int y);
   Person(const Person& r_copy);
   ~Person();
   void print() const; // is not modifying Person, make it const
};

Person::Person(std::string s, int d, int m, int y)
                            : name(s), Date(d, m, y)
{
   std::cout << "Person()\n";
}

Person::Person(const Person& r_copy)
{
   std::cout << "Person(const Person& copy)\n";
   name = r_copy.name;
   birthday = r_copy.birthday;
}

Person::~Person()
{
   std::cout << "~Person()\n";
}

void Person::print() const
{
        std::cout << "Name : " << name;
        std::cout << "\nBirthday : ";
        birthday.print();
        std::cout << std::endl;
}
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