>From "C++ Programing Language : Third Edition" - Stroustrup

Section 6.2.6.1 Arrays

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The "plain" operator delete is used to delete individual objects;
delete[] is used to delete arrays.

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> > Anything that is allocated with a 
> >          new classtype[] should be deleted with a delete[].
> 
> Does anyone know if the C++ language specification actually 
> states that that is
> true?
> 
> I've read in books etc that delete[] is supposed to be used, but I don't
> think I've EVER seen it used in the real world. I never use 
> delete[] myself, and
> I have no problems with memory leaks.r
> 
> / Peter Schuller
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