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Mismatching scalar and vector new and delete

February 3, 2004 Feb 3, 2004 02/3/04

Raymond Chen

In a previous entry I alluded to the problems that can occur if you mismatch scalar "new" with vector "delete[]" or vice versa. There is a nice description of C++ memory management in C++ Gotchas: Avoiding Common Problems in Coding and Design on www.informit.com, and I encourage you to read at least the section titled Failure to ...