Re: Performer and C++

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Jan Barglowski (jan++at++euryale.chinalake.navy.mil)
Wed, 16 Apr 1997 14:43:15 -0700 (PDT)

Steve Baker wrote:
>
>
> Robert C Subr wrote:
> > I am new at C++ and have a question concerning the PF shared arena. How do I
> > setup my user classes so they are defined in the pfsharedarena when the
> > operator new is used or deleted from the pfsharedarena when the operator delete
> > is called? Or is there another correct way of doing this? Any help or simple
> > examples would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Jan Barglowski <jan++at++euryale.chinalake.navy.mil> replied:
>
> > Here's what I've done:
> > myClass *myClassPtr;
> > myClassPtr = (myClass *) pfMalloc(sizeof(myClass), pfGetSharedArena());
>
> Aaaaarrrggghhhh!
>
> Please don't do that - it bypasses the class constructor function - and
> for most classes, that will be a disaster!

Thanks! I've now checked my code and all I do this on is my
own classes (but I'm gonna convert them real soon) and pfCoord, which
is really a structure.

And really thanks for warning the novices that may have
seen my post and tried it. Well, I *was* trying to be helpful
(sheepish grin)

jan

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