Questions of storage in C++

[away]

I read in this newsgroup about storage of the following types:

*free storage*
*automatic storage*

Is there any other types besides the above two?

Should we use "heap" and "stack" at all when dealing with object creation in
C++?

Thanks!

 

[Rolf Magnus]

I read in this newsgroup about storage of the following types:

*free storage*
*automatic storage*

Is there any other types besides the above two?

Yes. There is static storage. It's where Variables on namespace scope as
well as static member variables and static local variables are stored.

Should we use "heap" and "stack" at all when dealing with object creation
in C++?

You mean the words "heap" and "stack"? IMHO, no. Both words are defined in
C++, but they both have a different meaning. The free storage is what you'd
call "heap", the automatic storage would be the "stack" (note that C++
doesn't require automatic data to be actually stored on a stack).