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+ There are six flavors each of <code class="function">new</code> and
+ <code class="function">delete</code>, so make certain that you're using the right
+ ones. Here are quickie descriptions of <code class="function">new</code>:
+ </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p>
+ single object form, throwing a
+ <code class="classname">bad_alloc</code> on errors; this is what most
+ people are used to using
+ </p></li><li><p>
+ Single object "nothrow" form, returning NULL on errors
+ </p></li><li><p>
+ Array <code class="function">new</code>, throwing
+ <code class="classname">bad_alloc</code> on errors
+ </p></li><li><p>
+ Array nothrow <code class="function">new</code>, returning
+ <code class="constant">NULL</code> on errors
+ </p></li><li><p>
+ Placement <code class="function">new</code>, which does nothing (like
+ it's supposed to)
+ </p></li><li><p>
+ Placement array <code class="function">new</code>, which also does
+ nothing
+ </p></li></ul></div><p>
+ They are distinguished by the parameters that you pass to them, like
+ any other overloaded function. The six flavors of <code class="function">delete</code>
+ are distinguished the same way, but none of them are allowed to throw
+ an exception under any circumstances anyhow. (They match up for
+ completeness' sake.)
+ </p><p>
+ Remember that it is perfectly okay to call <code class="function">delete</code> on a
+ NULL pointer! Nothing happens, by definition. That is not the
+ same thing as deleting a pointer twice.
+ </p><p>
+ By default, if one of the “<span class="quote">throwing <code class="function">new</code>s</span>” can't
+ allocate the memory requested, it tosses an instance of a
+ <code class="classname">bad_alloc</code> exception (or, technically, some class derived
+ from it). You can change this by writing your own function (called a
+ new-handler) and then registering it with <code class="function">set_new_handler()</code>:
+ </p><pre class="programlisting">
+ typedef void (*PFV)(void);
+
+ static char* safety;
+ static PFV old_handler;
+
+ void my_new_handler ()
+ {
+ delete[] safety;
+ popup_window ("Dude, you are running low on heap memory. You
+ should, like, close some windows, or something.
+ The next time you run out, we're gonna burn!");
+ set_new_handler (old_handler);
+ return;
+ }
+
+ int main ()
+ {
+ safety = new char[500000];
+ old_handler = set_new_handler (&my_new_handler);
+ ...
+ }
+ </pre><p>
+ <code class="classname">bad_alloc</code> is derived from the base <code class="classname">exception</code>
+ class defined in Chapter 19.
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