For every class an empty constructor will be defined automatically by default unless you provide a constructor definition manually. Constructor in a class can be used to initialize variables or perfrom some basic functionallity whenever an object is created.
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default constructor is used only when the programmer does not use a constructor to initialize objects. Once the programmer defines a constructor then the default constructor is no longer used
A constructor differs from a normal member function in three ways:A constructor never returns a result. The constructor's declaration reflects this by not even declaring the function as "void." The common design hypothesis is that a well-designed constructor cannot fail, other than maybe in an irrecoverable way (such as a fatal running out of memory).A constructor is never called explicitly except with the new operator.Constructors impose further restrictions. For example, they cannot be declared abstract or virtual, and may have visibility requirements. The common design practise is that at least the default constructor is declared public.
There is no such thing as a constructor function in C++ (constructors have no return value, not even void, and cannot be called like regular functions). Constructors are invoked rather than called directly, either by declaring a static variable of the class type, or via the C++ new operator.
Constructor is necessary when you are about to use instance of a class.
A constructor is a method that fires when the object is instantiated. A friend function is a function that has special access to the object. They are two different types of things, and cannot be further differenced.