Re: Dynamically allocated typedef'd array -- how to delete?
On Mar 29, 1:29 am, "Risto Lankinen" <rlank...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi!
Considering these declarations...
struct Res { /* Uses RAII, hence must be destructed appropriately!
*/ };
typedef Res Res_Array[256];
... and an allocation...
Res_Array *pArray = new Res_Array;
... then which of the following is the appropriate deletion:
delete pArray;
-or-
delete[] pArray;
Cheers!
- Risto -
Dear Risto Lankinen,
Seems it's hard to compile your code. As pArrayRepresents a pointer to
an array of 256 structure objects and the form of the new you
specified will invoke operator new(); and at the compilation time,
when the typedef expands, it will not match with the proto of the
above specified new. But if you properly invoke operator[]() it will
allow you to allocate the specified array.
Res_Array *pArray = new Res_Array[1];
The above code will compile. and you need to call the same form delete
(delete []pArray) operator
Still I wonder which compiler allowed to compile this code.
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