What special member function of a class is automatically called whenever a class object goes out of scope or whenever the class object is destroyed using the delete operator?

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Zayden Choi

Computers & Technology

29 July, 15:27

What special member function of a class is automatically called whenever a class object goes out of scope or whenever the class object is destroyed using the delete operator?

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Amaris Mata · Answer 1

It's called a destructor function. It cleans up file handles, dynamic memory and any resources that the object held. It's name is the class' name preceded by a tilde (uppercase back tick, next to the "1" key).