> From: Samuel [mailto:samuel@socal.rr.com]
>
> From: "Ross Smith" <rosss@pharos.co.nz>
> >
> > No user code should ever use "delete"; it should only appear in the
> > implementation of a container or smart pointer.
>
> What? I must misunderstand what is meant, since user code
> must always use
> "delete" for each "new", unless the documentation of a
> function clearly
> states that it is the function's responsibility to "delete".
This is what smart pointers (std::auto_ptr, boost::shared_ptr, etc) are
for. Anything allocated by new should always be held by a smart pointer
that will handle deletion automatically, never a raw pointer.
--
Ross Smith