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Sunday, May 18, 2008

C++ Virtual Destructor

 May 18, 2008     CPP     No comments   

What is a virtual destructor?

  • Virtual destructor ensures that the object destruction happens from the most derived class towards the base class.
  • Significant in scenarios where a derived class object is assigned to a base class pointer.

EXAMPLE: Demonstrate the object destruction sequence

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

class Base {
    public:
        Base() {
            cout << "Base class constructor ..." << endl;
        }
        ~Base() {
            cout << "Base class destructor ..." << endl;
        }
};

class Derived : public Base {
    public:
        Derived() {
            cout << "Derived class constructor ..." << endl;
        }
        ~Derived() {
            cout << "Derived class destructor ..." << endl;
        }
};

void main()
{
    Base* base;
    base = new Derived();
    delete base;
}
OUTPUT:
Base class constructor ...
Derived class constructor ...
Base class destructor ...

EXAMPLE: Demonstrate the object destruction sequence using virtual destructor

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

class Base {

    public:
        Base() {
            cout << "Base class constructor ..." << endl;
        }
        virtual ~Base() {
            cout << "Base class destructor ..." << endl;
        }
};

class Derived : public Base {

    public:
        Derived() {
            cout << "Derived class constructor ..." << endl;
        }
        ~Derived() {
            cout << "Derived class destructor ..." << endl;
        }
};

void main()
{
    Base* base;
    base = new Derived();
    delete base;
}
OUTPUT:
Base class constructor ...
Derived class constructor ...
Derived class destructor ...
Base class destructor ...
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