C++ version of code from Eric Lippert's blog post "Construction destruction" http://ericlippert.com/2013/06/10/construction-destruction/

CtorDtor.cpp

#include "stdafx.h"

class SideEffects
{
public:
  static void Alpha() { printf("Alpha\n"); }
    static void Bravo() { printf("Bravo\n");}
    static void Charlie() { printf("Charlie\n"); }
    static inline void M();
}; 

class Foo 
{ 
private:
	int x;
	int y;

public:
		Foo(int x, int y) 
    {
        this->x = x;
        this->y = y;
        SideEffects::Alpha(); // Notice: does not use "this"
    }
    ~Foo() 
    { 
        SideEffects::Charlie(); 
    }
};


    void SideEffects::M()
    {
        Foo foo = Foo(1, 2); 
        Bravo();
    }


int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
	SideEffects::M();

	return 0;
}