In my daily life and while reading books I've seen the term destructor as well as deconstructor.
But what is the correct name for this method?
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It is destructor used to cleanup the stuff when the object is about to die. It is called automatically if specified when object is going to be removed/die.
More Info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destructor_%28computer_science%29
Sarfraz
2010-07-23 08:03:34
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destructor_%28computer_science%29
Leniel Macaferi
2010-07-23 08:05:54
@Leniel Macaferi: Yup thanks for adding that :)
Sarfraz
2010-07-23 08:09:17
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Destructor if you are refering to OOP. Deconstructor when talking about World of Warcraft ;-).
Ralph
2010-07-23 08:08:05
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Destructor is the most common term (deconstructor sounds like local usage: I like it in a way, since it points out a symmetry with constructors).
But these things are to some extent language-specific, since different OO languagers have different models for the lifecycle of instances. Take C#, for instance, where instead of destructors you have finalizers, which have weak execution guarantees, supplemented by the language-supported Dispose() pattern which provides determinacy.
Pontus Gagge
2010-07-23 08:08:09