What does this mean ~method( ){ }

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What does the tilde (~) mean in C#?

What is the meaing of ~ before a method?

I saw this like here:

    ~myDirect3dClass() 
    { 

    }

It is a destructor used to relase the resources occupy by the object in C#.Net. — Waqar Janjua, Jul 20 '11 at 12:16
@waqar important point; it does ***not*** release resources occupied by the object (that is the job of GC); it allows the class to release any *unmanaged* resources that it may know about. — Marc Gravell, Jul 20 '11 at 12:22
yup, you are right. Thanks Marc. MSDN Link http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/66x5fx1b%28v=vs.80%29.aspx — Waqar Janjua, Jul 20 '11 at 12:30

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 20 '11 at 12:11

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That's the destructor of a class, aka. the Finalizer.

answered Jul 20 '11 at 12:11

Sven

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 20 '11 at 12:11

2

That is a destructor.

answered Jul 20 '11 at 12:11

David Heffernan

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 20 '11 at 12:12

0

That is a Destructor method of a class. Destructors are used to destruct instances of classes.

answered Jul 20 '11 at 12:12

Neil Knight

@Dave: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/66x5fx1b.aspx – jalf Jul 20 '11 at 12:13

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