Re: Operator new Question

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From: Harald M. Mueller
Date: Mon, 07 Aug 1995 07:34

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In article <3vu7te$ql4@engnews2.Eng.Sun.COM>, clamage@Eng.Sun.COM (Steve Clamage) writes:
|>
|>The results of using "delete" on a pointer value obtained from a placement-
|>new are undefined. Any result is allowed. It is invalid C++, but no
|>diagnostic is required.
|>---
|>Steve Clamage, stephen.clamage@eng.sun.com
|>

Panic! Then you couldn't even write

	T* p2 = new(nothrow()) T;	// this is from the draft standard, 18.4.1.1,1
	...
	delete p2;			// should certainly be ok?!?!?!?!?!?!

Is this really so?

HMMueller

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Date: 7 Aug 1995 07:34:18 GMT
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