Re: when to use "new"

From: Rv5 (rmolney_at_adelphia.net)
Date: 11/15/04 

Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 00:15:59 -0800

I admit that with java I didnt really think of pointers that much, even
though I knew they were being used behind the scenes. I do see the value in
them, but it seems to me that they get used a lot when it isnt necessary.

That said, and back to a spin off of my original question, if I do need just
a pointer to an object and not an object itself, would i use "new" in that
case? For example:
myobject *pointer = new myobject

Just trying to figure out possible scenarios.

ross

> Same advice again, if you don't see the need for pointers don't use them.
> They are tricky to use correctly so avoid them if you can. But I find it
> surprising that you don't see the need if you have been programming Java,
> in Java almost everything is a pointer.
>
> john
>
>

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