Re: Two C++ questions

From: tom_usenet (tom_usenet_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 04/28/04 

Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 09:55:57 +0100

On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 11:04:11 -0700, Julie <julie@nospam.com> wrote:

>Claudio Puviani wrote:
>> > If you are going to use the std functions, allocate the memory w/ new.
>>
>> The two concepts are COMPLETELY unrelated. There is nothing practical or
>> theoretical that correlates how and where memory is allocated with the way it
>> should be manipulated.
>
>You don't allocate memory w/ new, you allocate space for instances of objects,
>be they classes or POD types.

void* mem = ::operator new(42);

>malloc is the only way to allocate 'memory'.

Really!?

Tom 

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