// Ex8_02.cpp
  // Using a destructor to free memory
  include <iostream>          // For stream I/O
  include <cstring>           // For strlen() and strcpy()
  using std::cout;
  using std::endl;
  
  //Listing 08_01
  class CMessage
  {
    private:
      char* pmessage;                   // Pointer to object text string                                                            
     
    public:
  
      // Function to display a message
      void ShowIt() const
      {
        cout << endl << pmessage;
      }
  
      // Constructor definition
      CMessage(const char* text = "Default message")
      {
        pmessage = new char[strlen(text) + 1];   // Allocate space for text
        strcpy(pmessage, text);                  // Copy text to new memory
      }
  
      ~CMessage();                               // Destructor prototype
  };
  
  // Listing 08_02
  // Destructor to free memory allocated by new
  CMessage::~CMessage()
  {
    cout << "Destructor called."         // Just to track what happens
         << endl;
    delete[] pmessage;                   // Free memory assigned to pointer
  }
  
  int main()
  {
    // Declare object
    CMessage motto("A miss is as good as a mile.");
  
    // Dynamic object
    CMessage* pM = new CMessage("A cat can look at a queen.");
  
    motto.ShowIt();            // Display 1st message
    pM->ShowIt();              // Display 2nd message
    cout << endl;
  
    // delete pM;              // Manually delete object created with new
     return 0;
  }