Re: Use of delete or pfDelete in C++ with pf2.0?

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Jim Helman (jimh++at++surreal)
Thu, 04 Jan 96 11:16:00 -0800

> Suppose a new class 'A' is derived from pfObject. A destructor is defined for
> this class A. Should pfDelete be used to delete an instance of A since it is
> also a pfObject? What happens to the destructor of A then?

Yes, pfDelete should be used to delete any
instance of a class that is derived from pfObject.

If pfDelete decides the object is safe to delete,
it invokes the delete operator on A which
unleashes the usual C++ chain of destruction.

rgds,

-jim helman

jimh++at++surreal.asd.sgi.com
415/933-1151

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