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Subject:	new/malloc and delete/free
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Date:	Mon, 11 Mar 2002 15:43:52 GMT
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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.

the book that I have on C++ says that new/delete operate on the heap. so 
what exactly is a heap?  is it just RAM? and what difference does that 
have from C's malloc/free combo?

and finally, is there a reason why I should use one combo over the other??

thanks for any help.
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