// Listing 8.5
// Creating objects on the free store
// using new and delete
#include <iostream>
class SimpleCat
{
public:
SimpleCat();
~SimpleCat();
private:
int itsAge;
};
SimpleCat::SimpleCat()
{
std::cout << "Constructor called.\n";
itsAge = 1;
}
SimpleCat::~SimpleCat()
{
std::cout << "Destructor called.\n";
}
int main()
{
std::cout << "SimpleCat Frisky...\n";
SimpleCat Frisky;
std::cout << "SimpleCat *pRags = new SimpleCat...\n";
SimpleCat * pRags = new SimpleCat;
std::cout << "delete pRags...\n";
delete pRags;
std::cout << "Exiting, watch Frisky go...\n";
return 0;
}
/*###################################*/
OUTPUT:
SimpleCat Frisky...
Constructor called.
SimpleCat *pRags = new SimpleCat...
Constructor called.
delete pRags...
Destructor called.
Exiting, watch Frisky go...
###################################
Now my question is everytime you declare a class in this case "Frisky", everytime you do this a constructor is called?
Also what tells me here when a destructor is called?
