Prefer initialization to assignment in constructors

(From Item 12 of Effective C++)
Consider a template for generating classes that allow a name to be associated with a pointer to an object of some type T:

template
class NamedPtr {
public:
NamedPtr(const string& initName, T *initPtr);
...

private:
string name;
T *ptr;
};

(In light of the aliasing that can arise during the assignment and copy construction of objects with pointer members ( see Item 11), you might wish to consider whether

NamedPtr

should implement these function. Hint: it should (see Item 27).)