operator new and parameterized constructor

[Daniel Fortin]

Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows how to overload operator new to
use a parameterized constructor.

Something like this:

class class1
{
public:
class1();
class1(int parameter1);

}

int main()
{
int number=32;
class1 * temp;
temp= new class1[number](parameter1);
}

Thanks

[Mike Wahler]

"Daniel Fortin" <da************@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows how to overload operator new to
use a parameterized constructor.

Something like this:

class class1
{
public:
class1();
class1(int parameter1);

}

int main()
{
int number=32;
class1 * temp;
temp= new class1[number](parameter1);
}

I believe the restrictions on overloading operator 'new[]'
do not allow this. But you could write a function to achieve it:

#include <algorithm>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <iostream>
#include <iterator>

template <typename T, typename PT>
T *initialized_alloc(std::size_t count, PT arg)
{
T *p = new T[count];
std::fill(p, p + count, arg);
return p;
}

class C
{
int mem;

public:
C() {} /* 'new[]' needs a default ctor */
C(int arg) : mem(arg) { } /* ctor with param */

operator int() const { return mem; } /* facilitates 'simple' */
/* output below */
};

int main()
{
std::size_t how_many(10);

C *p = initialized_alloc<C>(how_many, 42);

std::copy(p, p + how_many,
std::ostream_iterator<int>(std::cout, "\n"));

delete[] p;
return 0;
}

But this might be more trouble than it's worth. :-)

-Mike

[Rolf Magnus]

Mike Wahler wrote:

"Daniel Fortin" <da************@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:d3**************************@posting.google.c om...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows how to overload operator new to
use a parameterized constructor.

Something like this:

class class1
{
public:
class1();
class1(int parameter1);

}

int main()
{
int number=32;
class1 * temp;
temp= new class1[number](parameter1);
}

I believe the restrictions on overloading operator 'new[]'
do not allow this. But you could write a function to achieve it:

Or just use std::vector:

std::vector<class1>(number, class1(parameter1));

However, that does not initialize each element with parameter1, but
rather copy-construct them from the temporary you give as argument.