Re: Heap stack Class questons
Hello,
RB wrote:
I have the following confusions on Class creation. It appears
from macro expansion and stepping thru the framework calls
that the DocTemplate which holds the original Doc/View members
are created as nameless object instances referenced with a ptr
on the heap, correct ?
// eg:
CSingleDocTemplate* pDocTemplate;
pDocTemplate = new CSingleDocTemplate(
IDR_MAINFRAME,
RUNTIME_CLASS(CFileHandlingDoc),
RUNTIME_CLASS(CMainFrame),
RUNTIME_CLASS(CFileHandlingView));
AddDocTemplate(pDocTemplate);
// So if I derive a class as say,
MyClass::MFC_BaseClassWhatever
{ int Whatever = 1;
MyClass() {}
~MyClass() {}
};
class CFileHandlingDoc : public CDocument
{
protected:
CFileHandlingDoc();
DECLARE_DYNCREATE(CFileHandlingDoc)
MyClass MyClassObj;
///------rest of class
// is MyClassObj here, created on the heap or the stack ?
It depends on where your CFileHAndlingDoc object is created.
If the CFileHandlingDoc object is on the stack then the MyClass
object will be on the stack.
// And finally am I correct in ascertaining that as long as I don't
// actually create a class (or anything ) using
WhateverType* pWhatever = new WhateverType;
// then I don't have to worry about
delete pWhatever; // in the destructor or where ever
// correct ??
Yes.
If you create objects dynamically you should use smart pointers so
you don't have to think about the delete.
Best regards,
Oliver
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