What does the syntax"~[Class name]" mean?

[Optimus]

Hi everyone,

I got a question about a syntax in c# which I'm not
familiar with.

And then I've got some sample source code as shown below.

public class Window: System.Windows.Forms.Form
{
public Window(){
// some code here
}

~Window()
{
windowFont.Dispose();
}
}

Is that the symbol ~ which prior to the class name identify
the beginning of dispose method?

Anyone've got an idea?


Regards,
Sarun Sermsuwan

 

[John B]

Hi everyone,

I got a question about a syntax in c# which I'm not
familiar with.

And then I've got some sample source code as shown below.

public class Window: System.Windows.Forms.Form
{
public Window(){
// some code here
}

~Window()
{
windowFont.Dispose();
}
}

Is that the symbol ~ which prior to the class name identify
the beginning of dispose method?

Anyone've got an idea?


Regards,
Sarun Sermsuwan

It indicates the finalizer(destructor) method.

JB

 

[Michael Nemtsev]

Hello Optimus,

It's destructor, that calls Finilize
See description there http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/66x5fx1b.aspx

O> And then I've got some sample source code as shown below.
O>
O> public class Window: System.Windows.Forms.Form
O> {
O> public Window(){
O> // some code here
O> }
O> ~Window()
O> {
O> windowFont.Dispose();
O> }
O> }
O> Is that the symbol ~ which prior to the class name identify the
O> beginning of dispose method?

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