Every New Must Have a Delete

C++ operator new and delete

Although you can use Malloc and free as I explain below, I personally recommend that you use c++ operator new and delete!

This is because C++ operator new properly initializes the vtable (virtual function table) for any virtual functions in your data type, and also calls the constructor for your data type!

  FYourDataType* NewDataPtr = new FYourDataType();

Every New Must Have a Delete

Please note you absolutely must pair every use of new with a delete to avoid memory leaks, as you are now doing your own memory management!

  delete NewDataPtr;