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		oso2k on Jan 8, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: OOP in C You can do RAII in C. You still have to define a dtor function. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resource_acquisition_is_initia...

posharma on Jan 8, 2023 | [–]

I am aware of this "non-standard" extension. My comment was w.r.t sticking to the standard.

anthomtb on Jan 8, 2023 | [–]

Is "dtor" shorthand for destructor?

jacquesm on Jan 8, 2023 | | [–]

Yes, just like ctor is constructor.

oso2k on Jan 8, 2023 | | [–]

Yes! You got it.

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