T *foo = new T;

[ne555]

This ain't java

[andywestken]

Did the OP do a runner??

Andy

[ne555]

nope

[AdrianH]

What is this about? There's no question.

[Duthomhas]

MrT * Baracas = new MrT;

Only when the plan comes together.

[LB]

What's worse is when professors require students to do this "in order to learn pointers".

[andywestken]

MrsT* margaret = new MrsT;

margaret->BuildUp();

try {
   margaret->RunTheUK();
}
catch(const std::popularity_error&) {
}

margaret->TearDown();
   
delete margaret;

[S G H]

I've got to guess the first post is missing.

[Smac89]

According to the first post I can see, did someone actually try to do this in java??

[ne555]

@EssGeEich: nope.
@Smac89: java is so stupid that you need to tell it twice what do you want.
@Duoas: I don't get it.

Another gem
delete new T;

[andywestken]

Possible misuse of "new"
http://www.cplusplus.com/forum/beginner/100693/

[Ikaron]

@ne555 I believe Duoas is referencing the 2010 A-Team film (There is no Plan B) in which Baracus (one of the characters) isn't played by Mr.T (as he originally was in the tv show).

[S G H]

Uhm then I'm guessing you're looking for reasons why new sucks?
I'm confused about this thread.

[Lachlan Easton]

No, seriously, what's going on in this thread?

[LB]

Hpw are you all that confused about this thread? It's clearly just ne555 conveying his annoyance at so many people improperly using new.

[cire]

T* ne555 = new T ;

Now you've all seen ne555 newd.

[mutexe]

Baracas->AintGettingOnNoPlaneCrazyFool();

[keskiverto]

I'd say this particular niche of misuse is more commonly known as useless use.
http://partmaps.org/era/unix/award.html

[coder777]

This ain't java

No, it isn't. It's C++.

¿Is there any reason to mention it?

I mean if a programmer didn't program anything but java, he might not even know what a pointer is...

[mutexe]

until he/she gets a null pointer exception :)