Sunday 7 October 2012

What is the difference between a constructor and a destructor


Constructor
Destructor
Constructor name is similar to a class name.
Destructor name is also similar to a class name but the major difference is that destructor name is followed by a tilt sign(~).
Constructor does not have a return type like a member function.
Destructor does not have a return type too.
Constructors are the first thing that is being called when an object of that class is created.
Destructors are the last thing that is being called when an object of that class goes out of scope.
There can be multiple constructors inside a class i.e. constructors can be overloaded (changing the parameter list).
A class can have only one destructor as destructors do not take an argument.

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