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C++ Tip: Aware of the confusion between delete with delete[]

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Oct 1, 2010

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The C++ comes with a rich standard library: the STL (Standard Template Library).So, why we should re-invent the wheel while we already have it done, safe and written to be light-weighed and performant?It's too much better to use the vector Class (Standard C++ Library)[^]:#include...

The C++ comes with a rich standard library: the STL (Standard Template Library). So, why we should re-invent the wheel while we already have it done, safe and written to be light-weighed and performant? It's too much better to use the vector Class (Standard C++ Library)[^]:
#include <vector>

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std::vector<int> a(10); // Pre-allocate an array of 10 int
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