Destructor And Constructor

[Sneha Jariwala]

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What is a Destructor and Constructor?

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[Nitesh User Do not delete]

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Destructor:

A destructor is a member function which destructs or deletes an object.

When is destructor called?

A destructor function is called automatically when the object leaves scope:

(1) the function ends
(2) the program ends
(3) a block containing local variables ends
(4) a delete operator is called

Guidelines of destructor:

1) Destructors have the same name from the class gone before by a tilde (~)
2) Destructors don’t take any argument and don’t return anything.

Constructor:

1) A constructor is an uncommon type of member function that introduces an object automatically when it is created.

2) The compiler identifies a given member function is a constructor by its name and the return type.

3) A constructor has the same name from that of the class and it doesn’t have any return type.

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Nitesh Bavishiya

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