Index: examples/constructors.c
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--- examples/constructors.c	(revision 90152a4860529aff7214be01cd22abd37012cd19)
+++ examples/constructors.c	(revision 90152a4860529aff7214be01cd22abd37012cd19)
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+int fred() {
+    // initialize basic structure
+    struct S {
+	int i, j, k;
+    };
+    void ?{}( S *s ) { s->i = 1, s->k = 2; }		// default constructor
+    void ?{}( S *s, int i, int k ) { s->i = i, s->k = k; } // 2 parameter constructor
+    void ?{}( S *s, S c ) { *s = c; }			// copy constructor
+    void ^?{}( S *s ) { s->i = 0, s->k = 0; }		// default destructor
+    void ^?{}( S *s, int i ) { s->i = i, s->k = i; }	// 1 parameter destructor
+    {
+	S s1;			// default constructor
+	S s2 = { 3, 7 };	// 2 parameter constructor
+	S s3 @= { .k:3, .i:7 };	// 2 parameter C initialization
+	?{}( &s3, 2, 5 );	// explicit 2 parameter constructor
+	^?{}( &s1 );		// explicit call to default destructor
+    } // implicit call to default destructor for s2, explicit call s1, no call for s3
+    S s4 @= {};			// no default construction
+    (&s4){ 2, 5 };		// explicit 2 parameter constructor
+    ^s4{ 3 };			// explicit call to 1 parameter destructor
+
+    // initialize pointer to a basic structure
+
+    void ?{}( S **s ) { *s = malloc(); (*s)->i = 1, (*s)->k = 2; } // default constructor
+    void ?{}( S **s, int i, int k ) { *s = malloc(); (*s)->i = i, (*s)->k = k; } // 2 parameter constructor
+    void ^?{}( S **s ) { (*s)->i = 0, (*s)->k = 0; free( *s ); *s = 0; } // default destructor
+    {
+	S *ps1;			// default constructor
+	S *ps2 = { 3, 7 };	// 2 parameter constructor
+	S *ps3 @= 0;		// C initialization
+	S *ps4 @= {};		// no default construction
+    } // implicit call to default destructor for ps2 and ps1, checks ordering of explicit destructor calls
+
+    ?{}( &ps3, 2, 5 );		// explicit 2 parameter constructor
+    (&ps4){ 2, 5 };		// explicit 2 parameter constructor
+    
+    ^?{}( &ps3 );		// explicit call to default destructor
+    ^ps4{};			// explicit call to default destructor
+
+    // initialize complex structure
+
+    struct T {
+	struct S s;
+    };
+
+    void ?{}( T *t ) {}					// default constructor => implicitly call constructor for field s
+    void ?{}( T *t, int i, int k ) { (&t->s){ i, k }; }	// 2 parameter constructor => explicitly call constructor for field s
+    void ?{}( T *t, S c ) { (&t->s){ c }; }		// 1 parameter constructor => explicitly call copy constructor for field s
+    void ^?{}( T *s, int i ) {}				// destructor => implicitly call destructor for field s
+    {
+	S s;			// default constructor
+	T t1;			// default constructor
+	T t2 = { s };		// 1 parameter constructor
+	^?{}( &t1 );		// explicit call to default destructor => implicit call to t1.s's destructor
+    } // implicit call to default destructor for t2 and implicit call for s;
+    T t3;			// default constructor
+    T t4 @= { { 1, 3 } };	// C initialization
+    (&t4){ 2, 5 };		// explicit 2 parameter constructor
+
+    T *pt = malloc(){ 3, 4 };	// common usage
+} // implicit call to default destructor for t3
