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One difference is that &quot;new&quot; can be re-defined by the programmer. Another, is that it is type safe (no need for the casting, no need to calculate the size if you want to allocate an array of amything bu char). But the most important difference is when you need to allocate OBJECTS, and not just plain chars: new will call the object's constructor, while malloc will not.<br />

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One difference is that "new" can be re-defined by the programmer. Another, is that it is type safe (no need for the casting, no need to calculate the size if you want to allocate an array of amything bu char). But the most important difference is when you need to allocate OBJECTS, and not just plain chars: new will call the object's constructor, while malloc will not.


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What is the exact difference between<br />
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char *pBuf = new char[10];<br />
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and<br />
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char *pBuf = (char*)malloc(10);<br />
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both will allocate space on the heap?!
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What is the exact difference between

char *pBuf = new char[10];

and

char *pBuf = (char*)malloc(10);

both will allocate space on the heap?!

memory question

C++ is an intermediate-level general-purpose programming language, not to be confused with C or C#. It was developed as a set of extensions to the C programming language to improve type-safety and add support for automatic resource management, object-orientation, generic programming, and exception handling, among other features.