作用:作为基类使用的类应该具有虚析构函数,以保证在删除基类指针(动态分配的对象)时,根据指针实际指向的对象进行适当的析构。
请看下面这段代码;
#include <iostream>
class A{
public:
A(){
std::cout << "A constructor execute" << std::endl;
}
~A(){
std::cout << "A destructor execute" << std::endl;
}
virtual void doSomething(){
std::cout << "A dosomething" << std::endl;
}
};
class B : public A
{
public:
B(){
std::cout << "B constructor execute" << std::endl;
}
~B(){
std::cout << "B destructor execute" << std::endl;
}
void doSomething(){
std::cout << "B dosomething" << std::endl;
}
};
int main(int argc, char** argv) {
A *a = new B();
a->doSomething();
delete a;
return 0;
}执行结果:可以看到:B的析构函数式没有被执行的,这在平时的编程中是非常危险的。
为了能够正确执行A和B的析构,我们将A的析构函数改为虚析构函数。
#include <iostream>
class A{
public:
A(){
std::cout << "A constructor execute" << std::endl;
}
virtual ~A(){
std::cout << "A destructor execute" << std::endl;
}
virtual void doSomething(){
std::cout << "A dosomething" << std::endl;
}
};
class B : public A
{
public:
B(){
std::cout << "B constructor execute" << std::endl;
}
~B(){
std::cout << "B destructor execute" << std::endl;
}
void doSomething(){
std::cout << "B dosomething" << std::endl;
}
};
int main(int argc, char** argv) {
A *a = new B();
a->doSomething();
delete a;
return 0;
}执行结果:原文地址:http://blog.csdn.net/wangbin_jxust/article/details/40110967