From: Hilaire Fernandes <fernand AT ms11 DOT hinet DOT net>
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Subject: Re: newbie questions about C++
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1997 13:27:03 +0800
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> > Q1) delete(s);   EQUAL TO   delete(f)  ??
> 
> If they point to the same object (which they do here), yes.
 
Even If I do :
void *p;
p=(void *)s;
delete(p)    EQUAL TO delete(s)  ??
 
So delete doesn't need to know the type of pointer to free memory !
Great!

Another question :
Do delete call the destructor when is argument is a pointer to a class ?

> > Q3) I could use a virtual function calling the good destructor for each
> > kind of class but I'm not sure the destructor free the memory taken by the new function ??
> Huh?  Just make your destructor virtual and do the right thing there.  (You
> can make destructors virtual, but not constructors.*)

I'm not sure but it seem when you call a destructor you need to makeout
the class type like this ' s->son::~son() ' . So If I don't know the
class type (here son) it's not possible ! Don't you ?

Thank for your help

Hilaire