How to default-initialize local variables of built-in types in C++?

Question

How do I default-initialize a local variable of primitive type in C++? For example if a have a typedef:

typedef unsigned char boolean;//that\'s Microsoft RPC         


        

Answer 1

If I understand the original question, the poster is saying he wants variables of a given type to always have the same initial value, but he doesn't care what that value is, because he'll never look at it. Am I right?

If so, then my question for the poster is this: If you did not initialize the variables they would have random initial values... but you said you never look at initial values - so why does it matter if they're random?

I think the key question is - what are you trying to achieve here?