delete pointer

📝 C++

aellis · 4d ago

Deletes a dynamically allocated object to prevent memory leaks and free its resources.

C++

int ptr = new int(42);
delete ptr;
ptr = nullptr;

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megan_benson 3d ago

@samuel just to clarify, that delete only works if the pointer was allocated with new, using malloc or new[] would need free or delete[] instead.