Hi,
My C++ is pretty rusty after years of using Java, I can't recall the exact
details of how destructors work.
I know that a class's destructor is automagically called when an instance
goes out of scope(when it unwinds from the stack). However, I can't recall
whether destructors of member fields get called automatically when this
happens.
Example class:
class MyClass {
private:
OtherClass otherClass();
public:
MyClass();
~MyClass();
};
Example usage:
MyClass myClass(); // Object allocated on stack
<myClass goes out of scope>
// What happens here? Does OtherClass::~OtherClass() get called?
Another example usage, this time with new and delete:
MyClass *myClass = new MyClass(); // Allocated on heap
delete myClass; // What happens here? Does OtherClass::~OtherClass() get
called?
Thanks
-Laurens 7 2150
Laurens wrote: Example class:
class MyClass { private: OtherClass otherClass(); public: MyClass(); ~MyClass(); };
Example usage:
MyClass myClass(); // Object allocated on stack <myClass goes out of scope> // What happens here? Does OtherClass::~OtherClass() get called?
Yes.
Another example usage, this time with new and delete:
MyClass *myClass = new MyClass(); // Allocated on heap delete myClass; // What happens here? Does OtherClass::~OtherClass() get called?
Yes.
Whenever an object is destroyed all subobjects are destroyed too.
Christoph
Thanks for the swift response! This clears things up.
Regards
-Laurens
Laurens wrote: Hi,
My C++ is pretty rusty after years of using Java, I can't recall the exact details of how destructors work.
I know that a class's destructor is automagically called when an instance goes out of scope(when it unwinds from the stack). However, I can't recall whether destructors of member fields get called automatically when this happens.
Example class:
class MyClass { private: OtherClass otherClass(); public: MyClass(); ~MyClass(); };
This class has no member variables. If otherClass is supposed to be one,
then this is not correct. It is instead a member function taking no
arguments and returning an OtherClass object.
Example usage:
MyClass myClass(); // Object allocated on stack <myClass goes out of scope> // What happens here? Does OtherClass::~OtherClass() get called?
No, since the object has no member of that class.
Another example usage, this time with new and delete:
MyClass *myClass = new MyClass(); // Allocated on heap delete myClass; // What happens here? Does OtherClass::~OtherClass() get called?
There is no difference. Object destruction always works the same,
regardless of how the memory was allocated.
Laurens wrote: Hi,
My C++ is pretty rusty after years of using Java, I can't recall the exact details of how destructors work.
I know that a class's destructor is automagically called when an instance goes out of scope(when it unwinds from the stack). However, I can't recall whether destructors of member fields get called automatically when this happens.
Example class:
class MyClass { private: OtherClass otherClass(); public: MyClass(); ~MyClass(); };
Example usage:
MyClass myClass(); // Object allocated on stack <myClass goes out of scope> // What happens here? Does OtherClass::~OtherClass() get called?
Yes, otherClass goes out of scope when its containing class is destroyed.
Ian
Another example usage, this time with new and delete:
MyClass *myClass = new MyClass(); // Allocated on heap delete myClass; // What happens here? Does OtherClass::~OtherClass() get called?
Thanks -Laurens
On Thu, 14 Aug 2003 10:23:08 +0200, "Laurens" <sp**@block.com> wrote: Hi,
My C++ is pretty rusty after years of using Java, I can't recall the exact details of how destructors work.
I know that a class's destructor is automagically called when an instance goes out of scope(when it unwinds from the stack). However, I can't recall whether destructors of member fields get called automatically when this happens.
Example class:
class MyClass { private: OtherClass otherClass();
That declares a private member function. I assume you meant:
OtherClass otherClass;
public: MyClass(); ~MyClass(); };
Example usage:
MyClass myClass(); // Object allocated on stack
That declares a non-member function (called myClass, that takes no
parameters and returns a MyClass object). I think you meant to declare
an object:
MyClass myClass;
<myClass goes out of scope> // What happens here? Does OtherClass::~OtherClass() get called?
Yes, assuming the changes above.
Another example usage, this time with new and delete:
MyClass *myClass = new MyClass(); // Allocated on heap delete myClass; // What happens here? Does OtherClass::~OtherClass() get called?
Yes.
Tom
"Rolf Magnus" <ra******@t-online.de> wrote in message
news:bh*************@news.t-online.com... Laurens wrote: Example class:
class MyClass { private: OtherClass otherClass(); public: MyClass(); ~MyClass(); };
This class has no member variables. If otherClass is supposed to be one, then this is not correct. It is instead a member function taking no arguments and returning an OtherClass object.
You are right. The intention was to illustrate my question with an example,
I didn't actually compile the code.
It should be:
OtherClass otherClass;
Regards
-Laurens
tom_usenet wrote:
[The only completely correct answer (at least of the ones I've seen) so
far.]
Tom got it right, in case there's any confusion as to who was correct.
-Kevin
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