Lifetime of created objectafter assigning dereferenced new to reference

[A.Gallus]

Codeexample:

SomeObject & SO = * new SomeObject();

When exactly will the created SomeObject be removed/freed from memory?

1.) Is it when the reference SO doesn't exist any more e.g. if the reference
is created in
a method SomeObject will disappear when the method is left?

2.) Or only if delete (& SO) is called?

Regards

R4DIUM

[Victor Bazarov]

Re: Lifetime of created objectafter assigning dereferenced new toreference

A.Gallus wrote:

Codeexample:
>
SomeObject & SO = * new SomeObject();
>
When exactly will the created SomeObject be removed/freed from memory?

When you do

delete &SO;

1.) Is it when the reference SO doesn't exist any more e.g. if the
reference is created in
a method SomeObject will disappear when the method is left?

Nope.

2.) Or only if delete (& SO) is called?

Yep.

V
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