Why doesn't the C++ default destructor destroy my objects?

Question

The C++ specification says the default destructor deletes all non-static members. Nevertheless, I can\'t manage to achieve that.

I have this:

class N         


        

Answer 1

Your argument might seem sound but that's not how things work for pointers.

n is actually being destructed but, what this means is that the N* destructor is being called which, it does NOT destruct whatever object n is pointing to. Think of the N*'s destructor as if it were an int's destructor. It deletes its value, the same happens for a pointer, it deletes the address it is pointing to, but it doesn't need to delete whatever object is located at the address you just deleted.