This is more of a C++ question than a boost one (which is why I can answer it;). Your deletes are fine. The only way this would cause a problem is to delete through a boost::noncopyable pointer (in which case everything derived from it would leak). I'm guessing the author, Dave Abrahams, didn't think anyone was going to declare a noncopyable*, so decided to pass on that little bit of extra overhead involved in declaring a destructor virtual. Or it could be a mistake. Dave has posted to this list at least once... So tell us, did you mean to leave it non-virtual? --Mark Storer Software Engineer Cardiff Software #include <disclaimer> typedef std::disclaimer<Cardiff> Discard; -----Original Message----- From: Bobby Thomale [mailto:bthomale@mac.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 9:30 AM To: Boost Users List Subject: [Boost-Users] boost::noncopyable usage question I have a simple question about the usage of boost::noncopyable. I think I know the answer, but I am not sure. The noncopyable class defines a non-virtual destructor. Generally speaking, overriding a non-virtual destructor is considered a "bad thing" but in certain cases (like, I am guessing, this one) it is okay and works like you'd expect. Here's what I am worried about: Let's say I have a base class of an inheritance tree that I want to be non-copyable. So I do this: class MyBase : private boost::noncopyable { public: MyBase (); virtual ~MyBase (); ... }; Then I derive from it class A: class A : public MyBase { public: A (); virtual ~A(); }; and define a destructor for class A, too. Does this do what I would expect, ie whether I delete a MyBase* or an A*, it calls the destructors for both A and MyBase like it is supposed to? I suppose the trivial, empty noncopyable destructor never gets called (which is okay) whether I delete a MyBase* or an A*, correct? (Just curious...) -- Bobby --------------------------------------------------------------------- Bobby Thomale Senior Software Developer Inoveon Corporation http://www.inoveon.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Info: http://www.boost.org Wiki: http://www.crystalclearsoftware.com/cgi-bin/boost_wiki/wiki.pl Unsubscribe: mailto:boost-users-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/