AngelScript - Avoid implicit default constructor from running

Question

I'm currently testing some simple AngelScript stuff, and noticed something I find a bit strange when it comes to how objects are initialized from classes.

Let's say I define a class like this:

class MyClass {
    int i;

    MyClass(int i) {
        this.i = i;
    }
}

I can create an object of this class by doing this:

MyClass obj = MyClass(5);

However it seems I can also create an object by doing this:

MyClass obj;

The problem here is that obj.i becomes a default value as it is undefined. Additionally, adding a default constructor to my class and a print function call in each one reveals that when I do MyClass obj = MyClass(5); BOTH constructors are called, not just the one with the matching parameter. This seems risky to me, as it could initialize a lot of properties unnecessarily for this "ghost" instance.

I can avoid this double-initialization by using a handle, but this seems more like a work-around rather than a solution:

MyClass@ obj = MyClass(5);

So my question sums up to:

1. Can I require a specific constructor to be called?
2. Can I prevent a default constructor from running?
3. What's the proper way to deal with required parameters when creating objects?

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Mind that this is purely in the AngelScript script language, completely separate from the C++ code of the host application. The host is from 2010 and is not open-source, and my knowledge of their implementation is very limited, so if the issue lies there, I can't change it.

Answer 1

1. In order to declare class and send the value you choose to constructor try: MyClass obj(5);

2. To prevent using default constructor create it and use:

.

MyClass()
{
  abort("Trying to create uninitialized object of type that require init parameters");
}

or

{
  exit(1);
}

or

{
  assert(1>2,"Trying to create uninitialized object of type that require init parameters");
}

or

{
  engine.Exit();
}

in case that any of those is working in you environment.

declaring the constructor as private seems not to work in AS, unlike other languages.