Thread: Heap corruption detected

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    Heap corruption detected

    I don't know what I am doing, but I would like someone to help me on this.

    I am trying to build a default constructor by using the initializer list, and I am getting this error.

    HEAP CORRUPTION DETECTED: after Normal block(#126) at 0x003C5060. CRT detected that the application wrote to memory after end of heap buffer.

    I believe the error could be on these following modules.

    Code:
    class list
    {
    public:
    ... ...
    
    private:
    	struct node
    	{
    		// constructor
    		node(const winery& winery);
    		
    		winery item;
    		node * nextByName;
    		node * nextByRating;
    	};
    
    	node * headByName;
    	node * headByRating;
    Code:
    //constructor
    
    list::list() :
    headByName(NULL),
    headByRating(NULL),
    myHead(NULL),
    myTraverser(NULL)
    
    {
    }
    
    //destructor
    
    list::~list()
    {
    	delete headByName;
    	headByName = NULL;
    	delete headByRating;
    	headByRating = NULL;
    	delete myHead;
    	myHead = NULL;
    	delete myTraverser;
    	myTraverser = NULL;
    
    }
    But I'd rather send you guys the entire code so that I can avoid any confusions, and for you to test it and know what I'm talking about.

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    Look at the number in () - #126

    Now read this
    How to use _crtBreakAlloc to debug a memory allocation

    This will stop in the debugger just as you allocate that block. You can then follow it through to see where you're overwriting the end of it.
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