#include <iostream>
#include <cstring>

using std::cout;
using std::endl;

class CMessage
{
private:
    char* pmessage;        // Pointer to object text string

public:
    // Function to display a message
    void ShowIt() const
    {
        cout << endl << pmessage;
    }

    ////////////////////////////////////
    // Function to reset a message to *
    void reset()
    {
        char* temp = pmessage;
        while( *temp )
            *( temp++ ) = '*';
    }

    ///////////////////////////////////////
    // Overloaded assignment operator for CMessge objects
    CMessage& operator =( const CMessage& aMess )
    {
        if( this == &aMess )    // check addresses, if equal return the 1st operand
            return *this;

        // Release memory for 1st operand
        delete[] pmessage;
        pmessage = new char[strlen( aMess.pmessage + 1 )];

        // copy 2nd operand string to 1st
        strcpy_s( this->pmessage, strlen( aMess.pmessage ) + 1, aMess.pmessage );

        // return a reference to 1st operand
        return *this;
    }
    
    ///////////////////////////////////////////////
    // Constructor definition
    CMessage( const char* text = "Default message")
    {
        pmessage = new char[strlen( text ) + 1];            // Allocate space for text
        strcpy_s( pmessage, strlen( text ) + 1, text );        // copy text to a new memory
    }

    /////////////////////////////////////////////////
    // Copy constructor definition
    CMessage( const CMessage& aMess )
    {
        size_t len = strlen( aMess.pmessage ) + 1;
        pmessage = new char[len];
        strcpy_s( pmessage, len, aMess.pmessage );
    }

    ////////////////////////////////////////////////
    // Destructor t free memory allocated by new
    ~CMessage()
    {
        cout << "Destructor called."        // just to track what happens
             << endl;
        delete[] pmessage;                    // Free memory assigned to pointer
    }
};

int main ( void )
{    
    CMessage motto1( "The God is almighty ever!" );
    CMessage motto2;
    
    cout << "motto2 contains - ";
    motto2.ShowIt();
    cout << endl;

    motto2 = motto1;        // using new assignment operator

    cout << "motto2 contains - ";
    motto2.ShowIt();
    cout << endl;

    motto1.reset();            // Setting motto1 to * doesn't
                            // affect motto2

    cout << "motto1 now contains - ";
    motto1.ShowIt();
    cout << endl;

    cout << "motto2 still contains - ";
    motto2.ShowIt();
    cout << endl;
    std::cin.get();
    return 0;
}

CMessage& operator =( const CMessage& aMess)

pmessage = new char[strlen( aMess.pmessage ) + 1];

pmessage = new char[strlen( aMess.pmessage + 1 )];