Re: private constructor and new operator overloading.
further to last mail.
to implement the static member function, you may write the code like this:
MyClass* MyClass::New() {
return new MyClass();
}
"Paolo Maldini" <jifang1218@msn.com> ????????????:f226qn$3sp$1@news.cn99.com...
you need to write a new static member function to instead of the operator
new.
for instance:
class MyClass {
public:
static MyClass* New();
// using keyword "protected" means it can be derived.
// using keyword "private" means it cannot be derived any more.
protected:
MyClass();
};
int main() {
...
MyClass* pMyClass = MyClass::New();
...
delete pMyClass;
...
}
"siddhu" <siddharth.sng@gmail.com>
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On May 11, 11:27 am, siddhu <siddharth....@gmail.com> wrote:
A correction in the code snippet..
Dear Experts,
I want to make a class whose objects can be created only on heap.
I used the following approach.
class ss
{
ss(){}
public:
void* operator new(size_t sz)
{
cout<<"in new"<<endl;
return malloc(sz); //return new char[sz];
//sorry..... my
mistake
}
void operator delete(void* m)
{
free(m);
}
};
int main()
{
ss* s = new ss;
return 0;
}
But when I do
ss* s = new ss;
compiler complains that constructor ss::ss() is private.
As operator new function is member of class so compiler should not
complain because operator new function can call the default
constructor even if it is private.
I am surprised and confused.
Suggestions would be of great help.
Regards,
Siddharth
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