delete vs dealloc

[cwc5w]

Is "delete" equivalent to "dealloc"?
is it more efficent ?
can "delete" be used on variable of any type?

Thanks

 

[Ian Collins]

Is "delete" equivalent to "dealloc"?

What's dealloc?

can "delete" be used on variable of any type?

No, only on pointers allocated with new().

 

[Rolf Magnus]

Is "delete" equivalent to "dealloc"? is it more efficent ?

No idea. In standard C++, there is no such thing as "dealloc".

can "delete" be used on variable of any type?

No. It can only be used on pointers.

 

[Daniel T.]

Is "delete" equivalent to "dealloc"?

By "dealloc" do you mean free? If so, then no they are not equivalent,
'delete' also calls the objects destructor. You should always "delete"
something you "new" and "free" something you "malloc".

is it more efficent ?

It is neither more or less efficient.

can "delete" be used on variable of any type?

It can be used on any pointer type as long as the object pointed to was
created with "new".