Destructor in C++

A destructor is a special member function that is automatically invoked when an object is destroyed. It shares the class name prefixed with a tilde (~) and is used for cleanup tasks like deallocating memory. It takes no parameters and cannot be overloaded or inherited.

General Syntax:

class ClassName {

public:

    ~ClassName(); // Destructor declaration

};

Example:

class Student {

public:

    ~Student() {

        cout << “Object destroyed.”;

    }

};

int main() {

    Student s;

} // Destructor called here