Re: char *buf is bugged ?

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From: Thomas Maeder [TeamB]
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 20:30

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"Alfred" <alf@no.spam.not.valied.email> writes:

> Wow I never used vector before, they are great. Thank you very much :)
> What about : char * buf=new char[Size]; ?
> It is good like a vector or it is not a good idea to use ?

It's significantly more complicated to correctly (i.e. not too early,
not too late) and reliably (no leaks) free the memory with a "raw"
array than with a container object, particulary because C++ has
exceptions that may cause functions to be left at unexpected places.

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