Re: Question about destructors

From:
"Fred Zwarts \(KVI\)" <F.Zwarts@KVI.nl>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.c++
Date:
Tue, 7 Feb 2012 16:11:19 +0100
Message-ID:
<jgrev0$h73$1@news.albasani.net>
"Gus Gassmann" wrote in message
news:ba1d69e7-bd02-4c9a-9ab0-1f674fb3bc56@do4g2000vbb.googlegroups.com...=

I have been working with C++ for about four years now, mostly self-
taught, and I get along reasonably well. However, last week I detected
a memory leak in some code, and trying to locate it I realized that I
do not know enough about destructors. I have created a number of use
cases. How can I make sure in each case that the memory gets destroyed
properly?


Of course this depens on the conext. But in general, use containers from =
the
standard library, or make your own containers to avoid the use of =
"naked"
new and delete.

1. int *x[10];


std::vector<std::vector<int> > x;

2. int *y = new int[10];


std::vector<int> y(10);

etc.

3. Object *obj = new Object();

4. Object **obj = new Object[n];
   for (int i=0; i<n; i++) obj[i] = new Object();

5. Object *obj = new Object();
   obj->intArray = new int[10];

6. Object **obj = new Object[n];
   for (int i=0; i<n; i++) {
       obj[i] = new Object();
       obj[i]->intArray = new int[10];
   }

In advance, thanks very much.

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