Use STL containers instead of C arraysThis tip submitted by Sang-drax on 2004-12-29 00:00:00. It has been viewed 35505 times.Rating of 5.6 with 247 votes When using C++, you should always strive to use STL containers like std::vector and std::list instead of ordinary C arrays. Consider this example: int* array = new array[size]; doSomething(array); delete[] array; All is fine, until doSomething() is changed to throw an exception. If doSomething throws, we will have a memory leak. The correct way of doing this is: vector If doSomething() throws an exception now, no memory will be leaked. This is just one of the reasons to use STL containers instead of C arrays. STL containers are much less error prone, more robust and easier to use. More tips Help your fellow programmers! Add a tip! |