order of destruction using virtual

Question

Can some one please help what the order of destruction is when I am using virtual functions. Does it start with the base class and then derived class?

Answer 1

The destruction order is the construction order backwards. I've recently made a small tool to display the construction order for any hierarchy. Look here:

• Where is the "virtual" keyword necessary in a complex multiple inheritance hierarchy?

In the diagrams, the nodes with the smaller numbers are constructed first and destructed last.