C++ Tip: Aware of the confusion between delete with delete[]
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A good exercise to aid in always using delete [] where appropriate is to code your own autoarray_ptr following the pattern of c++ auto_ptr. The destructor calls delete [] when the instance goes out of scope. Saves writing a lot of messy delete [] code in "if chains" and switch blocks....
A good exercise to aid in always using delete [] where appropriate is to code your own autoarray_ptr following the pattern of c++ auto_ptr. The destructor calls delete [] when the instance goes out of scope. Saves writing a lot of messy delete [] code in "if chains" and switch blocks. Stroustrup didn't include it in C++ Programming Language since he assumed once you had auto_ptr it was just boiler plate to code your own class for autoarray_ptr.