RE: [Dev-C++] Deliberate crashes - more information

[Ioannis V. <no...@ho...>]

Yes and to clarify the issue more here what is written in "The C++
Programming Language" 3rd Edition or Special Edition by Bjarne
Stroustrup (the creator of C++) (this is the Bible of C++):
 
On page 128:
 
"The delete operator may be applied only to a pointer returned by new or
to zero. Applying delete to zero has no effect".
 
And for delete[] some lines down: "Applying delete[] to zero has no
effect".
 
 
 
But in general you should know whether the pointer points to allocated
memory or not. And for bullet-proof code try using the C++ containers
instead.
 
 
 
 
Ioannis

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Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 11:46 PM
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Subject: [Dev-C++] Deliberate crashes - more information


Ladies and gentlemen:
 
Earlier I posted an lengthy "treatise" on problems related to quote from
Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 24 Hours, third Edition by Jesse Liberty.
Since that posting I have exchanged several lengthy emails with the
author concerning what I perceived as a problem with the wording of his
warning. During the corse of the day, I believe we have come to an
understanding. Mr. Liberty has asked that I inform the readers of the
Dev-C++ User Mailing List of the results of this discussion. He was
concerned that my comments would make people think that he had "got this
wrong." To that end, I am forwarding the entire thread of our
correspondance in reverse cronological order.