Re: Article on possible improvements to C++
Balog Pal wrote:
"White Wolf" <wolof@freemail.hu>
2.) The new operator combines 2 operations: allocation and
initialization. Clearly a misconception. The new operator *only*
allocates memory. It does not combine anything else. Constructors do
the initialization.
This one is actually true. The "new operator" combines several things:
- call "operator new" (not to confuse!)
- initialize calling ctor
- call part destructors and "operator delete" in case exception escapes
the ctor call
The misconception lies in the claim it is a bad thing. :-o
new operator example:
int * pInt = new int(42);
operator new example:
void* operator new(size_t s) { /* return pointer to properly allocated
memory */ }
I assumed he is talking about operator new, since he wanted to replace
it, and his motivating example was about about replacing malloc. And
its equivalent is not the new operator, but operator new.
So I have assumed that the guy is simply confusing things and using the
wrong terminology, as he does in the rest of his article.
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