Re: std::map and newed char *
brianhray@gmail.com wrote:
Hello,
Say I have a map:
typedef map< MyString, const char* > MyMap;
The char* are being new'd. Do these needed manually deleted or are they
deleted in the destructor?
Why should they be? The map doesn't even know where the pointer comes from.
I know if the map was using std:string they would be freed.
In this case, the string's destructor is called, which does whatever is
needed to release the string's resources. However, pointers don't have
destructors, so nothing is done when they are destroyed.
If so, in *my* destructor where mMyMap is a memeber, I am trying:
for ( MyMap::iterator iter = m_mymap.begin(); iter != m_mymap.end();
iter++ )
delete [] (*iter).second;
Although, how do I know these are getting freed?
What do you mean?
I tried to assing the (*iter).second to the const char*
but in the debugger this makes it look like these did not get deleted.
Again, what do you mean? Did the delete[] operator not get called?
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