virtual constuctor vs virtual distructor

Hi everbody!

Can anyone proper explain me the concept of virtual constructor and virtual distructor.

I will be very thankful if explained with the help of example...

Thanks

Bhagwat

The simplest difference is a virtual constructor doesn't exist.

A virtual destructor does.

In general, if your class is going to be the parent of any child class, you NEED a virtual destructor. Just put "virtual" before the destructor.

There's technically no such thing as a virtual constructor in C++. I'd suggest reading: http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lit....html#faq-20.7 and the entry below it