Chapter 7: Controlling Object Lifetimes

Download CD Content

Overview

In this chapter, you will learn how to:

• How Microsoft .NET memory management differs from traditional C++ memory management

• How to provide finalizers for your classes

• How to implement a Dispose method for your classes

Now that you know how to create objects in C++ using the new operator, you’ll learn how object lifetimes are controlled in managed C++ and see how the managed approach differs from the traditional new-and-delete approach.