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Re: pool allocator changes and delete[] void*
On Sat, Dec 27, 2003 at 02:22:43PM +0100, Gawain Bolton wrote:
> I'm not understanding something here. Why replace "new char[n]" with
> "static_cast<char *>(::operator new(n))"? It seems to me this is less
> readable, less obvious and therefore less maintainable. What's the
> justification for such obfuscation?
"new char[n]" is not required to be aligned for anything but char.
"operator new(n)" is required to have alignment suitable for any type.
Nathan Myers
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