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From: jk@cs.man.ac.uk (John Kewley ICL)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Parentheses after new
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Date: 23 Aug 90 10:42:34 GMT
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The following fails to compile on both G++ and Sun C++. Could you tell me
why the brackets around new's argument is illegal.
I thought it would be a nice way of grouping the expression for a
new statement (function?):

class test
{
public:
	int eekeek;
	test(int eek) {eekeek= eek;}
	test() {eekeek= 4;}
};

int main()
{
	test* thattest= new (test);
	test* thistest= new (test(1));
	return(0);
}
--
        J.K.
 
John M. Kewley, ICL, Wenlock Way, West Gorton, Manchester. M12 5DR
Tel:   (+44) 61 223 1301 X2138  Email: jk@r6.cs.man.ac.uk / jk@nw.stl.stc.co.uk