Re: [Boost-Users] boost::noncopyable usage question

From: Darin Adler (darin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-06-05 12:49:53

On Wednesday, June 5, 2002, at 09:30 AM, Bobby Thomale wrote:

> class MyBase : private boost::noncopyable {
>     public:
>         MyBase ();
>         virtual ~MyBase ();
> };
>
> class A : public MyBase {
>     public:
>         A ();
>         virtual ~A();
> };
>
> Does this do what I would expect, ie whether I delete a MyBase* or an 
> A*, it
> calls the destructors for both A and MyBase like it is supposed to?

All three destructors get called. Loosely speaking, ~MyBase calls 
~noncopyable.

The only time that the non-virtual destructor in noncopyable would 
matter is if you deleted an object of class A using a noncopyable*, but 
that's not going to happen.

     -- Darin