| Base class A and derived class B with non-virtual destructors - motivation. | Lecture 4 - slide 6 : 24 Program 1 |
// Illustration of non-virtual destructors. Motivation for next version of the program.
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
class A {
private:
double a;
public:
A(double a): a(a){};
~A(){cout << "A destructor" << endl;}
// Class A is assumed to have virtual functions.
//....
};
class B : public A {
private:
double b;
public:
B(double b): A(b-1), b(b){};
~B(){cout << "B destructor" << endl;}
//...
};
void f(){
A *a1 = new B(5.0); // a1 points to a B object on the free store.
B b1(6.0); // b1 contains a B object
// Work on a1 and b1.
// ....
delete a1; // The destructor in A called
// The B destructor is not called. LEAK and PROBLEMS.
// The destructor in A is not virtual.
cout << "Now end of f" << endl;
// B destructor (object b1) // b1 goes out of scope. It is destructed at
// A destructor (object b1) // ... both B and A level.
}
int main(){
f();
}