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From:	Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
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Subject:	Re: new/malloc and delete/free
Date:	11 Mar 2002 16:33:19 GMT
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Sahab Yazdani <sahaby AT vif DOT com> wrote:
> okay i've been using both c/c++ for a while, but this question just 
> occured to me now,  what exactly is the difference between new and 
> malloc and delete and free.

In a very small nutshell: new/delete is just malloc/free with a shiny
C++ coat wrapped around it.
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Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de)
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