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From: rpj@redcloud.cad.mcc.com (Rich Johns)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: do destructors descend hierarchy?
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Date: 3 Jul 89 16:29:01 GMT
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Assume the class Blue, which is a PrimaryColor, which is a Color.  All three classes
have destructors. If I have a Blue b allocated from free store:

   Blue* b = new Blue;

Now if I:

   delete b;

will the destructors for PrimaryColor and Color be called?


  

 
 
 
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