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From: ahodgson@athena.mit.edu (Antony Hodgson)
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Subject: Is it okay to use delete after malloc?
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Date: 29 Jan 91 15:02:19 GMT
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If I create a string using one of the library routines such as strdup,
is it then acceptable to use delete, or is free() required?

E.g.:

	char* s;
	s = strdup( "Test" );
	delete s;   // or free(s)?

Tony Hodgson
ahodgson@hstbme.mit.edu