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  1. Path: news1.interserv.net!news
  2. From: <dvisage@interserv.com>
  3. Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
  4. Subject: unfreeze buffer
  5. Date: 11 Feb 1996 22:13:25 GMT
  6. Organization: InterServ News Service
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  14. >       char *p = buf.str();  // freeze buffer and return a pointer to it
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  16. >   Now: How do I delete the pointer p, using 'delete' or using 'delete[]'?
  17.  
  18. You do not want to use delete or delete [].
  19.  
  20. There is member function of strstream designed specifically for the 
  21. purpose that you want - it is called strstream::freeze().  Look it up in 
  22. one of your C++ books
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