C++ 析构函数 为何一般定义为虚函数

C++ 析构函数 为何一般定义为虚函数，例子：

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

class Animal
{
public:
	Animal()
	{
		cout << "Animal::Animal() is called" << endl;
	};
	virtual ~Animal()
	{
		cout << "Animal::~Animal() is called" << endl;
	}
	virtual void eat()
	 { 
	 	cout << "Animal::eat() is called" << endl;
	 }
	virtual void walk()
	{ 
	 	cout << "Animal::walk() is called" << endl;
	}
	/* data */
};
class Dog : public Animal
{
public:
	Dog(int w,int h)
	{
		cout << "Dog::Dog() is called" << endl;
		this->weight=w;
		this->height=h;
	}
	virtual ~Dog()
	{
		cout << "Dog::~Dog() is called" << endl;
	}
	int weight;
	int height;
	void eat()
	{
		cout<<"i eat meat"<<endl;
	}
	void walk()
	{
		cout<<"run"<<endl;
	}
	/* data */
};
 int main(int argc, char const *argv[])
{
	/* code */
	Animal *ani= new Dog(12,23);
	Dog *dog=new Dog(23,34);
	ani->eat();
	ani->walk();
	dog->eat();
	dog->walk();
	delete ani;
	//delete dog;
	return 0;
}

如果基类没有定义为虚函数，则delete ani的时候，仅仅调用了父类的析构函数，子类的没有调用，如果在父类和子类的构造函数中都有动态内存分配，那么就会存在内存泄漏的问题。一般析构函数最好都写成虚函数，尤其是父类。