Re: new and delete
junw2000@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
Below is a small code about memory allocation and deallocation.
#include <cstdlib>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
class X {
public:
void* operator new(size_t sz) throw (const char*) {
void* p = malloc(sz); //LINE1
if (p == 0) throw "malloc() failed";
return p;
}
void operator delete(void* p) {
free(p);
}
};
class Y {
int filler[100];
public:
// two arguments
void operator delete(void* p, size_t sz) throw (const char*) {
cout << "Freeing " << sz << " byte(s)" << endl; //LINE2
free(p);
};
};
int main() {
X* ptr = new X; //LINE3
// call X::operator delete(void*)
delete ptr;
Y* yptr = new Y;
// call Y::operator delete(void*, size_t)
// with size of Y as second argument
delete yptr; //LINE4
}
My questions are:
When LINE3 is executed, LINE1 is executed. How is the variable sz
assigned sizeof(X)?
The output of the code is:
Freeing 400 byte(s)
When LINE4 is executed, LINE2 is executed. How does sz get the value
400?
Thanks a lot.
Jack
A footnote to what Howard and Victor said: your class Y doesn't have a
custom new operator defined to match its delete operator. Consequently,
the default global new is used for creating your Y object, but the
object is deleted by your custom delete, which uses free(). This is
bad. See the FAQ:
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/freestore-mgmt.html#faq-16.3
See also _C++ Coding Standards_ by Sutter and Alexandrescu, Item 45.
Cheers! --M
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