BoundsChecker shows incorrect memory leak message

Question

I'm using BoundsChecker9.1 with visual c++. I have a class

class Sample{
public:
vector<AnotherClass> x;
};

When I run my program the BoundsChecker tool reports all push_back() calls such as S.x.push_back(AnotherClass()) as memory leak.. Wouldn't all the elements in vector x will always be deallocated when the Sample class goes out of scope? If so, any idea about why BoundsChecker is showing them as memory leak? And I verified that "AnotherClass" doesnt have any memory leak either!!

Do not format your code with HTML - use the 1010 button above the text input area — , Apr 27 '10 at 11:04
@Ptabhu The leak, if there is one, may well be in AnotherClass. — , Apr 27 '10 at 11:06
Boundschecker (at least in previous versions, and I do not expect any difference) intercepts all memory allocs/deallocs. If it reports a leak, there is a very high probability that you have a leak. — Mitch Wheat, Apr 27 '10 at 11:10

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 27 '10 at 11:09

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If the constructor of AnotherClass allocates memory which isn't deallocated in ~AnotherClass you will have a memory leak.

answered Apr 27 '10 at 11:09

Andreas Brinck

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