Re: [Boost-users] [ptr_container] Does ptr_map delete objects if inserting fails?

From: Thorsten Ottosen (thorsten.ottosen_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-09-24 04:06:06

Boris skrev:
> struct foo { };
> boost::ptr_map<int, foo> bar;
> bar.insert(1, new foo());
> bar.insert(1, new foo());
> 
> Does this code leak? Or does bar delete the second instance of foo?

The containers never leak. (If so, it is a bug).

Yes, the second instance is deleted.

-Thorsten