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Avoid classes with missing destructor declarations in header files

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This code insight verifies in C++ applications if classes in header files (.h) haven’t declared destructors. Highlight counts one occurrence for each missing class destructor found in a header file.

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Why you should care

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CAST recommendations

Declaring class destructors in header files when possible is recommended.

References

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21088743/missing-destructor-declaration
https://www.quantstart.com/articles/C-Virtual-Destructors-How-to-Avoid-Memory-Leaks

 

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