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Started by littlekid July 21, 2008 02:38 AM

0 comments, last by GameDev.net 15 years, 9 months ago

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July 21, 2008 02:38 AM

Is it ok to delete using a base class pointer? e.g


class CBase;
class CFoo : public CBase;

CBase *pMyBaseClass = new CFoo;
delete pMyBaseClass;

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July 21, 2008 02:45 AM

Yes, provided the destructor is virtual. :)

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