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From: manni DOT heumann AT gmx DOT de (Manni Heumann)
Subject: Re: delete OR delete[] ?
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"Rafał Maj" <r_maj AT poczta DOT onet DOT pl> wrote:
>What is difference between delete and delete[] ?
>With one should I use to delete array :  char *ptr = new char[1024] ?
>When I'm overloading operator delete for some class, should I overload
>operator delete[] too ?
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If you are using new to create an Array, you have to use 
delete[]. That means, when you use new with [] (like in 
your example), you have to use delete [].
Overloading operator delete is rarely necessary. Only with 
very special classes that get a special memory region from 
their own operator new, is it necessary to provide an 
overloaded form of delete. I wouldn't worry about that. No 
offense, but someone, who is just learning how to use 
delete, should not try to overload delete.


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Manni

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