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What happens to the leftover elements for example in a std::vector when it is not empty() at the time it's destroyed?
[edited by - Thygrrr on June 3, 2004 7:45:31 PM]
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They are destroyed as well.
If the elements are pointers, the objects they point to will *not* be destroyed.
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That's not what he asked. In that case the elements are pointers and they ARE destroyed.
It is consequential that the objects they point to are NOT destroyed.
[edited by - noVum on June 3, 2004 7:52:41 PM]
It is consequential that the objects they point to are NOT destroyed.
[edited by - noVum on June 3, 2004 7:52:41 PM]
Thanks for the quick replies 
The answer is what I assumed, but I wasn''t at all sure whether I had to pop_back() every element upon deletion of the vector or whether I could just iterate through its elements (which are pointers in my case), delete the objects they point to, and let the vector''s destructor take care of the actual pointers.
It''s all clear now!
The answer is what I assumed, but I wasn''t at all sure whether I had to pop_back() every element upon deletion of the vector or whether I could just iterate through its elements (which are pointers in my case), delete the objects they point to, and let the vector''s destructor take care of the actual pointers.
It''s all clear now!
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