From:	Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
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Subject:	Re: Deleting after strdup
Date:	3 May 2001 11:19:16 GMT
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Rafal Maj <maj_rafal AT poczta DOT onet DOT pl> wrote:
> Sorry for newbie question... after char* s = strdup(...); I should use
> delete[] s; ?

No. free(s).  strdup() is a C function, not a C++ one, so it uses the
C style of memory allocation.

> or is it safe to use char *s = strdup(org); ?

Read it up in the docs. If they don't say you can pass in a NULL
without harm, then you shouldn't.


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