void initialize()

This is a pure virtual function. It is called once at the end of initialize. Any global initialization that needs to occur should occur within this function.

• function definition:

  virtual void initialize() const = 0
  

• parameters: NONE

• output: (void)

void finalize()

This is a virtual function. It is called once at the beginning of finalize. Any global finalization should occur within this function. This includes deallocating anything that was allocated in initialize

• function definition:

  virtual void finalize() const
  

• parameters: NONE

• output: (void)