Compiler Error C3420

 

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finalizer' : a finalizer cannot be virtual

A finalizer can only be called non-virtually from its enclosing type. Therefore, it is an error to declare a virtual finalizer.

For more information, see Destructors and Finalizers in Visual C++.

The following sample generates C3420.

// C3420.cpp  
// compile with: /clr /c  
ref class R {  
   virtual !R() {}   // C3420  
};  

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