destructor problems

From: James Connell (jconnell_at_gci.net)
Date: 03/31/04 

Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 06:35:22 -0900

Hi guys,

just as i thought i was gettng a handle on c++ this pops up.

i'm working on a project that derives a class from a base class ( it's
an aftermarket lib so i only have the headers to work with). oin the new
class i need at add a couple pointers to a couple of other classes in
the lib and , if needed, create them with 'new'. now it's my
understanding that i'll need to destroy these in the destructor for my
class. and there's the rub - i can't declare a destructor for myclass ?!?
i keep getting and error - Virtual function 'TMyClass::~TMyClass()'
confilts with base class 'TAncestor'.

inline virtual ~TAncestor(void) { }

is the base destructor, and my Dtor is

TMyClass::~TMyClass(void)
{
    if(BitMap) delete BitMap;
    if(Control) delete Control;
}

Ctors are
virtual TAncestor(TBaseAncestor* x);

TMyClass::TMyClass() : TAncestor(NULL),Control(NULL),
             FState(NORMAL),BitMap(NULL)
  {
  }

ive never had a problem useing null for the base of Ancestor any other
time ( but i haven't inherited from this base before) but could that be
causeing the grief?

--JC

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