std::string stupid question

[Flzw]

Should I delete a char* I got with string::c_str() ?

 

[Unforgiven]

Should I delete a char* I got with string::c_str() ?

Nope. The pointer is owned by the string class, and its lifetime is governed
by it. You should not delete the pointer.

 

[Mike Wahler]

Should I delete a char* I got with string::c_str() ?

No. There's a simple rule you can use to determine
if/when to use 'delete':

Every call to 'new' should eventually be followed by a
call to 'delete'. Every call to 'new[]' should eventually
be followed by a call to 'delete[]'.

If *you* didn't 'new' it, don't 'delete it'.

-Mike