Re: delete map elements
David wrote:
Hi all,
I try to use map container and delete the elements. but there are
something wrong, please help me check it.
class test{
protected:
map<string,myclass*> tests;
public:
test();
void AddMyclass(const string& myname,const myclass &st);
~test();
};
suppose myclass has been defined before.
and
test::~test()
{
map<string,myclass*>::iterator ii;
for(ii=tests.begin();ii!=tests.end();++ii)
{
delete(ii->second);
}
tests.clear();
}
int main()
{
test my;
myclass st;
my.AddMyclass("new class",st);
}
But when the code exits from the main function, there was an error
message saying that "Object reference not set to an instance of an
object.".
Wow, that is quite cryptic a message.
I think it is caused by the test's destructor function. But I don't
know where is the problem.
When the destructor runs, it effectively calls
delete( &st );
which tries to deallocate memory that was not obtained by new(). That is a
BadIdea(tm), at the very least, it is undefined behavior. More important,
it may hint at a design problem. When using pointers, you need to consider
carefully ownership and lifetime. In this case, the test object claims
ownership of the pointees of all pointers stored in the map: after all, it
assumes the right to delete them. It would, therefore, be best if the
AddMyClass() method would new() the pointers. Otherwise, you have a
transfer of ownership.
Best
Kai-Uwe Bux
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