Starting Out with C++: Early Objects (9th Edition)
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Author: Tony Gaddis, Judy Walters, Godfrey Muganda
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 10, Problem 21RQE
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Purpose of “delete” operator:
The purpose of “delete” operator is to clear or free the memory that was allocated using a “new” operator. The allocated memory gets de-allocated when “delete” operator is used.
Example:
//null pointer declaration
int *myptr = nullptr;
//dynamic allocation of memory
myptr = new int;
//free the memory ...
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Starting Out with C++: Early Objects (9th Edition)
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