Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel

From	Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel
Date	2015-10-30 22:44 +0000
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Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> writes:
<snip>
> Off topic I know, but it is the weekend...
>
> In C++ the destructor is called when the object goes out of scope,

That's not really true.  It's a common shorthand (I've probably said it
myself) but it's wrong in two ways.  First objects don't have scope --
only names have scope.  There are objects that come and go without
names, and there are names with scope that don't name objects.  Second,
a named object's destructor is called when control passes the end of the
scope.  Names (of objects) go out of scope all the time without the
destructor firing -- when a function is called, for example.

Even this is a bit of a simplification because of gotos and exceptions
(in C++) but there's probably not much to gain by going further.

I am sure you know all this, and I am also sure that pointing it out
will not really help, but "objects going out of scope" is, to me, like
"I regularly go to the pub" and "there's a finite chance it will happen"
-- something I find it almost impossible to avoid remarking on!

<snip>
-- 
Ben.

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CAlive special use instance class, called an angel "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 18:18 -0700
  Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 18:23 -0700
  Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-10-30 14:27 +1300
    Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 19:18 -0700
      Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel Philip Lantz <prl@canterey.us> - 2015-10-29 22:29 -0700
        Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-10-29 22:53 -0700
          Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2015-10-30 08:40 +0000
            Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-10-30 01:49 -0700
              Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-30 09:15 +0000
              Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 05:37 -0700
                Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-10-30 14:25 +0100
                Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 06:35 -0700
                Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-10-30 16:34 +0100
                Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 08:44 -0700
                Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-30 13:32 +0000
          Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 05:34 -0700
            Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2015-10-30 13:13 +0000
              Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 06:25 -0700
            Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-10-31 11:03 +1300
              Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 15:17 -0700
                Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-10-31 16:55 +1300
                Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 21:13 -0700
                Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 21:36 -0700
                Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-10-31 17:44 +1300
                Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 21:53 -0700
                Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 21:57 -0700
                Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-10-31 22:16 +1300
                Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 09:50 -0700
                Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-10-31 01:52 -0700
              Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-30 22:44 +0000
                Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 16:14 -0700
                Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-31 01:03 +0000
                Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 19:14 -0700
                Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-31 11:56 +0000
                Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 09:55 -0700
                Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-31 20:17 +0000
                Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 14:27 -0700
                Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-31 22:38 +0000
                Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2015-10-31 10:44 -0400
                Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-10-31 12:16 -0700
                Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-10-31 13:13 +1300
                Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-10-30 22:17 -0400
                Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-10-30 22:31 -0400
        Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel Philip Lantz <prl@canterey.us> - 2015-10-30 01:42 -0700
      Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-30 09:38 +0000
        Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 04:35 -0700
          Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-10-30 14:10 +0100
            Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 06:21 -0700
              Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-10-30 16:43 +0100
                Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 08:55 -0700
                Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-10-31 11:09 +1300
                Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 15:19 -0700
                Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-11-01 00:47 +0100
                Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 17:24 -0700
                Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-11-01 23:39 +0100
                Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-11-01 16:50 -0800
                Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel Philip Lantz <prl@canterey.us> - 2015-11-01 23:22 -0800
                Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-11-02 13:54 +0000
                Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-11-02 06:23 -0800
                Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel supercat@casperkitty.com - 2015-11-01 18:46 -0800
            Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-30 13:55 +0000
  Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-10-30 10:16 +0100
    Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 05:39 -0700
      Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-10-30 14:38 +0100
        Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 06:59 -0700
          Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-30 14:41 +0000
            Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 08:31 -0700
            Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 08:38 -0700
            Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2015-10-30 08:39 -0700
              Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel supercat@casperkitty.com - 2015-10-30 15:20 -0700
          Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-10-30 16:48 +0100
            Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 09:07 -0700
              Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-11-01 14:53 +0100
                Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-11-01 06:12 -0800
                Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-11-02 14:16 +0000
                Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-11-01 06:25 -0800
                CLC as a dating site (Was: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2015-11-01 14:33 +0000
                Re: CLC as a dating site (Was: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel) "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-11-01 06:45 -0800
                Re: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-11-01 07:53 -0800
                Using CLC for crowdsourcing (Was: CAlive special use instance class, called an angel) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2015-11-01 15:56 +0000

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