what does "~" mean before a constructor definition in c#?

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what does "~" mean before a constructor definition in c#? I can't find the answer on the internet and it's giving me trouble.

I encountered it on line 45 in this file

https://github.com/zeul72/SocketsProgramming/blob/90ff469b7e5f416c80256562ec8e96f282b930b9/EP02%20-%20SocketsProgramming/Shared/Channel.cs

 public abstract class Channel<TProtocol, TMessageType> : IDisposable
        where TProtocol : Protocol<TMessageType>, new() {
    
 [...]

 ~Channel( ) => Dispose( false );
 
 [...]

}

[Related](https://stackoverflow.com/q/4685615/1997232) – Sinatr Jun 30 '21 at 12:40 — Sinatr, Jun 30 '21 at 12:40

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 30 '21 at 12:40

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This is called the destructor that is the oposite of the constructor. Destructor is called when GC is destroying/deallocate that memory space.

answered Jun 30 '21 at 12:40

Francisco Cardão

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oh I understand it is a syntax for destructor thank you very much for your answer – incubo4u Jun 30 '21 at 12:42
In fact, it is called [Finalizer](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/programming-guide/classes-and-structs/destructors). – Klaus Gütter Jun 30 '21 at 13:18

what does "~" mean before a constructor definition in c#?

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