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akemi@netcom.com (David Boeren) writes:

>Gavin Estey (gavin@senator.demon.co.uk) wrote:

>: Why should you care which one is faster? You don't usually allocate memory
>: in inner loops or speed critical areas. New is better, maybe not faster,
>: but better.

>Well, there's only one problem I can think of.  There is no "renew" analagous
>to the realloc() function.  

What realloc() does is change the size of an allocated block of memory.
The question is, what would it mean to "renew" an object? You cannot 
change an individual object's size. As far as an array of objects is
concerned, if you want a resizable array, it is better to use a container
class specifically designed for this purpose. So what would the semantics
and use of "renew" be?

Best regards,
Derick.

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