Courses
Tutorials
Interview Prep
DSA
Practice Problems
C
C++
Java
Python
JavaScript
Data Science
Machine Learning
Courses
Linux
DevOps
Similar Topics
Web Technologies
32.1K+ articles
Misc
7.7K+ articles
C++
3.8K+ articles
C++ Programs
1.5K+ articles
Interview-Questions
474+ articles
cpp-constructor
37+ articles
C++-Class and Object
27+ articles
Constructors
15+ articles
C++-Constructors
13+ articles
C++-Destructors
5+ articles
cpp-destructor
9 posts
Recent Articles
Destructor for Dynamic Array in C++
Last Updated: 23 July 2025
Dynamic memory allocation in C++ allows us to allocate memory during program execution using the pointers. This memory is wholly managed by the programmer from allocation ...
read more
C++ Programs
C++
Picked
cpp-destructor
C++-Destructors
CPP Examples
When to Use Virtual Destructors in C++?
Last Updated: 25 January 2024
In C++, destructors are special members of a class that frees memory occupied by an object when it goes out of scope. A virtual destructor is a special form of destructor ...
read more
C++ Programs
C++
Picked
cpp-virtual
cpp-inheritance
cpp-destructor
CPP-OOPs
CPP Examples
Life cycle of Objects in C++ with Example
Last Updated: 15 July 2025
In Object Oriented Programming, Objects are the instances of a class which has its own state(variables) and behavior(methods).Every class has two special methods related w...
read more
C++ Programs
C++
cpp-constructor
cpp-destructor
C++-Constructors
Constructors
C++-Class and Object
C++-Destructors
Destructors
C++ Interview questions based on constructors/ Destructors.
Last Updated: 11 July 2025
1. What is destructor?Ans. Destructor is a member function which is called when an object is deleted/destroyed or goes out of scope.CPP class String {private: ...
read more
C++
cpp-constructor
cpp-destructor
Interview-Questions
Rule Of Three in C++
Last Updated: 08 January 2024
This rule basically states that if a class defines one (or more) of the following, it should explicitly define all three, which are:destructorcopy constructorcopy assignme...
read more
C++
cpp-constructor
cpp-destructor
Virtual destruction using shared_ptr in C++
Last Updated: 02 September 2022
Prerequisite: shared_ptr, Virtual Destructor As we know, deleting a derived class object using a pointer to a base class that has non-virtual destructor results in undefin...
read more
Misc
C++
cpp-destructor
Destructors in C++
Last Updated: 15 April 2026
A destructor is a special member function, prefixed with '~', that is automatically called when an object goes out of scope or is destroyed to free resources like memory, ...
read more
C++
cpp-destructor
Private Destructor in C++
Last Updated: 23 July 2025
Destructors with the access modifier as private are known as Private Destructors. Whenever we want to prevent the destruction of an object, we can make the destructor priv...
read more
C++
cpp-destructor
Playing with Destructors in C++
Last Updated: 29 May 2017
Predict the output of the below code snippet. CPP #include iostreamusing namespace std;int i;class A{public: ~A() { i=10; }};int foo(){ i=3; ...
read more
C++
cpp-destructor
✕