class MyClass
{
// empty class with no base class
};
int main()
{
MyClass* myClass = new MyClass();
return 0;
}
Is this a memory leak?
class MyClass { // empty class with no base class }; int main() {
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class MyClass
{
// empty class with no base class
};
int main()
{
MyClass* myClass = new MyClass();
return 0;
}
Is this a memory leak?
Yes. Even though your class is empty, you still leak memory. There are a few reasons for this:
char).So, your code leaks at least one byte of memory, plus the allocation details, even if your struct is empty.