The constructor in your C++ code is a simple little function that runs once when the C++ object is first created. The destructor runs once when the C++ object is destroyed. Say we have the following program:
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;
class Player
{
private:
string name; // inaccessible outside this class!
public:
string getName(){ return name; }
// The constructor!
Player()
{
cout << "Player object constructed" << endl;
name = "Diplo";
}
// ~Destructor (~ is not a typo!)
~Player()
{
cout << "Player object destroyed" << endl;
}
};
int main()
{
Player player;
cout << "Player named '" << player.getName() << "'" << endl;
}
// player object destroyed hereSo here we have created a Player object. The output of this code will be as follows:
Player object constructed Player named 'Diplo' Player object destroyed