instantiation
List of: Glossary Items
Subjects: C++ Interface
Contents: Glossary

Instantiation is the process of creating an instance (that can hold data) from a C++ class (which is a template than cannot hold data). Instances are created using a constructor function and are destroyed using a destructor function. Destructor names begin with the ~ character.
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