delete array of pointers

hi,
i have declared and initialized an array of pointers like this:
int* tmpArray=new int[size];

whatz the difference between:
delete[] tempArray;
and
delete tempArray;

when and where do i need the brackets? and whatz the diff?
the compiler accepts both things.

btw, i use borland builder 3.

Probably none if you're just deleting pointers to built in types rather than user defined classes, as most delete implementations will call the standard c function free(). However to be safe you should call delete [] whenever you allocate an array rather than a single object, and you must call delete [] for arrays of user defined types as it will call all of the destructors.

The best way to think about this is...

if you used new then free with delete

if you used new[] then free with delete[]

if you used malloc() then free with free()

remember this and you will be fine.

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Originally posted by Unregistered

int* tmpArray=new int[size];

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Is this really an array of pointers? I thought it was something like this:

Code:

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int* Array[20];
for(int i=0; i<20; i++)
{
  Array[i]=new int[size];
}


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