Yes, new does use malloc but it is eaiser to use new with objects than always allocating numobjects*sizeof(objects). Also like you said it is vital to use new and delete when it comes to classes, ctors, and dtors. If you type in delete [] in older compilers it will say operand expected in .... You must use delete [size] pointer_var or it will not work. My Borland C++ 4.52 does accept delete [] or delete [size].
