MyBase.Finalize() ??

[Guest Imogen]

In VB.Net New() and Finalize() functions have replaced the Class_Initialize() and Class_Terminate() of VB6.

 

However when I create the finalize function I get the line

 

MyBase.Finalize()

 

What do this mean/do?

 

Taken from the VB.Net created routine

 

Protected Overrides Sub Finalize()

MyBase.Finalize()

End Sub

 

Thanks

 

Imogen

[divil]

Your Finalize event is where you clean up objects in your class, but if your class derives from another, that line Invokes the Finalize method in *that* class as well, so it has a chance to clean up properly at the same time.

[Guest Imogen]

so if you dont have a base class then it does nothing?

[divil]

I think if you don't specify a base class to inherit from, it will implicitly inherit from Object, so there will always be a base class.