Use deletion instead of unimplemented constructors

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/include/sqlitepp/sqlitepp.h b/include/sqlitepp/sqlitepp.h
index efee8b2..a2e419c 100644
--- a/include/sqlitepp/sqlitepp.h
+++ b/include/sqlitepp/sqlitepp.h
@@ -122,19 +122,19 @@ extern const std::string VERSION;
 
 /// \brief A class that forbids copying and assignments for all subclasses.
 ///
-/// This class defines a private, unimplemented copy constructor and assignment
-/// method so that copies and assignments fail at compile-time. This class is
-/// inspired by Scott Meyers, <em>Effective C++</em>, 3rd Edition, Item 6.
+/// This class deletes the copy constructor and the assignment operator so
+/// that copies and assignments fail at compile-time. This class is inspired by
+/// Scott Meyers, <em>Effective C++</em>, 3rd Edition, Item 6.
 class Uncopyable {
+ public:
+  Uncopyable(const Uncopyable&) = delete;
+  Uncopyable& operator=(const Uncopyable&) = delete;
+
  protected:
   Uncopyable() = default;
   ~Uncopyable() = default;
   Uncopyable(Uncopyable&&) = default;
   Uncopyable& operator=(Uncopyable&&) = default;
-
- private:
-  Uncopyable(const Uncopyable&);
-  Uncopyable& operator=(const Uncopyable&);
 };
 
 /// \brief An element that has the two states *open* and *closed*.