When an object instance is destroyed, Access VBA calls a special parameter-less sub named Class_Terminate. For example, when the variable falls out of scope. Since you cannot specify parameters for this sub, you also cannot overload it.

To explicitly destroy an object, use Set YourClass = nothing.

When an object instance is created from a class, Access VBA calls a special sub called Class_Initialize.

In C# you cannot explicitly destroy a managed object. Instead, the .Net Framework's garbage collector (GC) takes care of destroying all objects. The GC destroys the objects only when necessary. Some situations of necessity are when memory is exhausted or you explicitly call the System.GC.Collect() method. In general, you never need to call System.GC.Collect().

In .Net, a finalizer is used to free non-managed objects such as a file or network resource. In C#, a finalizer is a method with the same name as the class but preceded with a tilde (as in ~ClassName). The finalizer method implicity creates an Object.Finalize method (you cannot directly call nor override the Object.Finalize method). Because you don't know when the garbage collector will call your finalizer, Microsoft recommends you implement the IDisposable interface for non-managed resources and call it's Dispose() method at the appropriate time.

class Cyborg {
public:
  //Destructor for class Cyborg.
  ~Cyborg();

  {

  //Free non-managed resources here.

  }
};

 C# Finalizer (~ClassName)  

A member function with the same name as the class prefixed with a ~ (tilde). C++ destructors are automatically called when an object goes out of scope, or when you delete a dynamically allocated object. Every class can have only one destructor.

class Cyborg {
public:
  // Constructor for class Cyborg
  Cyborg();

  
  // Destructor for class Cyborg
  ~Cyborg();
};

Unlike standard C++, C++/CLI uses the .Net garbage collector to free managed object instances. Prism does not have nor need a true destructor.

In .Net, a finalizer is used to free non-managed objects such as a file or network resource. Because you don't know when the garbage collector will call your finalizer, Microsoft recommends you implement the IDisposable interface for non-managed resources and call it's Dispose() method at the appropriate time.

Object Pascal uses a standard virtual destructor named Destroy which is called by the standard Free method. All objects are dynamic, so you need to call MyObject.Free method or the FreeAndNil(MyObject) routine for each object you create.

Syntax Example:   var MyObject: TObject; begin MyObject := TObject.Create; //Use it... MyObject.Free //Or use...FreeAndNil(MyObject); end;

Unlike Delphi, Delphi Prism uses the .Net garbage collector to free managed object instances. Prism does not have nor need a true destructor.

In .Net, a finalizer is used to free non-managed objects such as a file or network resource. In Prism, you use the keyword finalizer to indicate the method is a finalizer. Each class can implement one and only one finalizer with a method name of finalize(), which is the method name used in Java and VB.Net.

Because you don't know when the garbage collector will call your finalizer, For non-managed resources, Microsoft recommends you implement the IDisposable interface and call it's Dispose() method at the appropriate time.

type
  Cyborg = class(IDisposable)
  private
    disposed: Boolean;
    method Dispose(disposing: Boolean);
  public
    method Dispose;
    finalizer Finalize;
  end;

 Delphi Prism Finalizer (finalize())  

Java has a garbage collection algorythm that runs as a background task so it has no destructors. You can use the finalize() method to close additonal resources such as file handles.

protected void finalize() throws Throwable {
try {
	close(); // close open files
} finally {
	super.finalize();
}
}

When an object instance is destroyed, VB6 calls a special parameter-less sub named Class_Terminate. For example, when the variable falls out of scope. Since you cannot specify parameters for this sub, you also cannot overload it.

To explicitly destroy an object, use Set YourClass = nothing.

When an object instance is created from a class, VB6 calls a special sub called Class_Initialize.

In VB.Net you cannot explicitly destroy a managed�object. Instead, the .Net Framework's garbage collector (GC) takes care of destroying all objects. The GC destroys the objects only when necessary. Some situations of necessity are when memory is exhausted or you explicitly call the System.GC.Collect() method. In general, you never need to call System.GC.Collect().

In .Net, a finalizer is used to free non-managed objects such as a file or network resource. In VB.Net, a finalizer is an overridden sub called Finalize. Because you don't know when the garbage collector will call your finalizer, Microsoft recommends you implement the IDisposable interface for non-managed resources and call it's Dispose() method at the appropriate time.

Class Cyborg
� Protected Overrides Sub Finalize() 
��� 'Free non-managed resources here.
��� MyBase.Finalize() 
� End Sub
End Class

 VB.Net Finalizer (Finalize())