From: Paolo Ciccone <p-ciccone AT usa DOT net DOT remove_to_reply>
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Subject: Re: C or C++
Date: 28 May 1997 10:41:47 -0700
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Nathan Gray <gray AT ll DOT mit DOT edu> writes:


> Since we're on the subject of C and C++, does anyone have a good
> explanation for the differences between malloc() and new?  As a native
> C++ programmer, my first instinct is to use new, but I see malloc() so
> often I'm starting to wonder if I'm missing something.

malloc() doesn't call the class' constructor. operator new can also be
overloaded (on a per-class basis) to implement sub-allocation or any
custom allocation schemes.


                                                  Paolo

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