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0 pointsdataflow5mo ago0 comments

> Strictly speaking, in the C++ object model, malloc allocates storage but doesn't create objects.

No - strictly speaking, it does create objects. https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/memory/c/malloc.html#:~:te...

It gets confusing (to say the least) if you start questioning the details, but the spec does formally intend the objects to be implicitly created.

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jagged-chisel5mo ago

I’m not a C++ dev … Does that mean calling constructors? So a default, parameter-less constructor must exist for the given type, and it will be called N times - right?

dataflowOP5mo ago

It's only legal for types that are sufficiently trivial, so the "called constructor" would be trivial. You'll want to follow the links in the page I sent you, it's explained: https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/classes.html#Impl...

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