In article <>,
Peter Schuller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> 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
That's because you've never used delete to delete a new[]ed array of objects
which deallocate memory in their destructor.
delete[] calls the destructor for each element of an array of objects.
delete calls the destructor only once for the object pointed to.
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Zygo Blaxell, Linux Engineer, Corel Corporation, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (work),
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (play). It's my opinion, I tell you! Mine! All MINE!
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