new vs __gc new

[Ioannis Vranos]

Why the following does not compile:
#using <mscorlib.dll>

int main()
{
int __gc *p= __gc new int;
}

while the following compiles?
#using <mscorlib.dll>

int main()
{
int __gc *p= new int;
}

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Ioannis Vranos

[Ioannis Vranos]

Ioannis Vranos wrote:

Why the following does not compile:
#using <mscorlib.dll>

int main()
{
int __gc *p= __gc new int;
}

while the following compiles?
#using <mscorlib.dll>

int main()
{
int __gc *p= new int;
}

I just checked the web and found that since int is a value type, int
__gc * is an interior pointer (a pointer that points to value types) and
not a managed pointer.
However does this imply that we have to call delete explicitly on this
kind of interior pointers, or the object is cleaned by CLR?


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Ioannis Vranos