Back To C++ Constructors & Destructors

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a destructor is a special member function in class that has the same name as that of class and is followed by a tilde(~)
a destructor is called when memory allocated to object is deallocated

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//program to demonstrate destructor in class student #include<iostream.h> #include<conio.h> #include<string.h> class student { int rollno; char name[20]; int marks; public: student() { cout<<"\nconstructor called here"; rollno=1; strcpy(name,"abcdef"); } ~student() { cout<<"\ndestructor called here"; } void showdata() { cout<<"\nrollno is "<<rollno; cout<<"\nname is "<<name; } }; void main() { student ob; clrscr(); ob.showdata(); getch(); }