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Virtual Destructors????

Dear Sir,
Can anybody please tell me why cannot we have virtual destructors like
virtual constructors in C++ ?
Thanx,
Regards,
Shubhadeep
Jul 19 '05 #1
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Dear Sir,
Can anybody please tell me why cannot we have virtual destructors like
virtual constructors in C++ ?

You are confusing things I suppose? In C++ you /can/ have virtual
destructors, but you /cannot/ have virtual constructors.

hth
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jb

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