I am new to .net ..and i am confused with the destructor mechanism in C# ..please clarify
In C# destructors are converted to finalize method by CLR.
If we try to override it (not using destructor ) , will get an error
Error 2 Do not override object.Finalize. Instead, provide a destructor.
But it seems that the Object calss implementation in mscorlib.dll has finalize defined as protected override void Finalize(){} , then why cant we override it , that what virtual function for .
Why is the design like that , is it to be consistent with c++ destructor concept.
Also when we go to the definition of the object class , there is no mention of the finalize method , then how does the hmscorlib.dll definition shows the finalize funtion .
Does it mean that the default destructor is converted to finalize method.
public class Object
{
public Object();
public virtual bool Equals(object obj);
public static bool Equals(object objA, object objB);
public virtual int GetHashCode();
public Type GetType();
protected object MemberwiseClone();
public static bool ReferenceEquals(object objA, object objB);
public virtual string ToString();
}
