Thread: New/delete vs malloc/free

Originally Posted by KBriggs

I guess I should have been more specific - I am interested in arrays of basic types: for example

is

Code:

array = new int[10]

functionally the same as

Code:

array = (int *) malloc(10 * sizeof(int))

?

As Laserlight points out, new and malloc behaves differently when there isn't enough memory to satisfy the request. However, the other part of the question is sort of "what should I use", which I would say is:
1. If you are writing C, you haven't got a choice: malloc/free it is.
2. If you are writing C++, use new/delete - it will should never be wrong to do this, and if for some reason you change your mind, and decide to change the array of integers into a class CInteger, you do not need to make as many changes.

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Mats