Self destructing object?
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Is it possible to have an object call its own destructor?
would i just call ~ClassName();?
An example from COM: All COM objects implement the functions AddRef() and Release(). These allow reference counting. Whenever a COM pointer is copied and used by someone else, they call AddRef(), and the internal counter is incremented. Whenever someone is done with a COM object pointer, they call Release(), and the internal counter is decreased. If it becomes zero, then the object deletes itself. It might look a bit like this:
[Edit - forgot "SomeObject::" part of the function definition. Doh!]
[edited by - Agony on February 6, 2004 3:29:36 PM]
unsigned long SomeObject::Release(){ --mRefCount; if (mRefCount == 0) { delete this; return 0; } else { return mRefCount; }} [Edit - forgot "SomeObject::" part of the function definition. Doh!]
[edited by - Agony on February 6, 2004 3:29:36 PM]
Yeah it''s possible.
But you don''t say "~ClassName()" or "delete pToMyself;" Just write "delete this;"
As you can imagine, there are are dangers. This faq entry does a good job of summing up those dangers.
But you don''t say "~ClassName()" or "delete pToMyself;" Just write "delete this;"
As you can imagine, there are are dangers. This faq entry does a good job of summing up those dangers.
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