Instantiation of an Object only thru "new Operator"

[Mysooru]

How to restrict an object to be instantiated only using new operator?

I mean, one should not be allowed to create an object like AnObject obj; it
should be AnObject obj = new AnObject;

[John Harrison]

"Mysooru" <na*******@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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How to restrict an object to be instantiated only using new operator?

I mean, one should not be allowed to create an object like AnObject obj; it should be AnObject obj = new AnObject;

Make the constructor private and write a static member function that uses
new

class AnObject
{
public:
static AnObject* createAnObject(); { return new AnObject(); }
private:
AnObject(); // private ctor
};

AnObject* obj = createAnObject();

john

[Jonathan Mcdougall]

>> >How to restrict an object to be instantiated only using new operator?

>
>I mean, one should not be allowed to create an object like AnObject obj;it >should be AnObject obj = new AnObject;

And why would you want that?

Perhaps because the object wants to do a "delete this;"?

Isn't it allowed to do it even if it is an automatic object (assuming
a placement new will be made) ?

Jonathan

[John Harrison]

"Jonathan Mcdougall" <DE******************@yahoo.ca> wrote in message
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>How to restrict an object to be instantiated only using new operator?
>
>I mean, one should not be allowed to create an object like AnObject

obj;it

>should be AnObject obj = new AnObject;

And why would you want that?

Perhaps because the object wants to do a "delete this;"?

Isn't it allowed to do it even if it is an automatic object (assuming
a placement new will be made) ?

Jonathan

You can't delete this on an automatic object. What does placement new have
to do with anything?

john

[Jonathan Mcdougall]

On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 08:28:37 +0100, "John Harrison"
<jo*************@hotmail.com> wrote:

"Jonathan Mcdougall" <DE******************@yahoo.ca> wrote in message
news:qc********************************@4ax.com.. .

>> >How to restrict an object to be instantiated only using new operator?
>> >
>> >I mean, one should not be allowed to create an object like AnObjectobj; >it
>> >should be AnObject obj = new AnObject;
>>
>> And why would you want that?
>
>Perhaps because the object wants to do a "delete this;"?

Isn't it allowed to do it even if it is an automatic object (assuming
a placement new will be made) ?

Jonathan

You can't delete this on an automatic object. What does placement new have
to do with anything?

Nothing. Who said that?
A sad Jonathan

[Jonathan Mcdougall]

>> >You can't delete this on an automatic object. What does placement new

have

>to do with anything?

Nothing. Who said that?
A sad Jonathan

Quote '(assuming a placement new will be made)'.

Just trying to understand your point, not pick an argument. Perhaps you
could illustrate with some code.

I think irony does not travel very well through cable modems.

I don't know why I said that, I even started an answer like

class A
{
public:
void f()
{
delete this;
this =

and then

const_cast<A*>(this) =

and worst

const_cast<A*>(this) = new (this) A;

before understanding the profound stupidity of my point. I then made
a joke, hoping nobody would notice. Too bad :)

Sorry about that,
Jonathan