Deleting an object in C++

Question

Here is a sample code that I have:

void test()
{
   Object1 *obj = new Object1();
   .
   .
   .
   delete obj;
}

I run it in Visual Studio, an

Answer 1

Just an update of James' answer.

Isn't this the normal way to free the memory associated with an object?

Yes. It is the normal way to free memory. But new/delete operator always leads to memory leak problem.

Since c++17 already removed auto_ptr auto_ptr. I suggest shared_ptr or unique_ptr to handle the memory problems.

void test()
{
    std::shared_ptr obj1(new Object1);

} // The object is automatically deleted when the scope ends or reference counting reduces to 0.

• The reason for removing auto_ptr is that auto_ptr is not stable in case of coping semantics
• If you are sure about no coping happening during the scope, a unique_ptr is suggested.
• If there is a circular reference between the pointers, I suggest having a look at weak_ptr.