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DaWei · May 26th, 2006, 10:29 AM

Look at it this way: suppose I get a pointer to dynamic memory. Then I copy that pointer to another. Then I free the first. Then I attempt to free the second (which, as a copy of the first has already been freed).

May 26th, 2006, 10:29 AM	#2
DaWei Resident Grouch Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,453 Rep Power: 10	Look at it this way: suppose I get a pointer to dynamic memory. Then I copy that pointer to another. Then I free the first. Then I attempt to free the second (which, as a copy of the first has already been freed). __________________ Abstraction doesn't make it impossible to write bad code; it makes it possible to write superior code. Contributor's Corner: Grumpy on C++ Exceptions DaWei on Pointers