CPPUTEST memory deletion

Question

I have the code as below:

char* Add()
{
    p = new char[10];
    return p;
}

and I use CPPUTEST with the test code as below:

TEST(MyTestGroup, TestAdd_1)
{
    p = Add(); // the above function
    delete p;
}

But the error is: "Allocation/deallocation type mismatch"

I don't know why, please help. Thanks in advance!

Which programming language is this? (How) is `p` declared? – 500 - Internal Server Error Dec 12 '15 at 12:47 — 500 - Internal Server Error, Dec 12 '15 at 12:47

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 09 '16 at 15:20

But the error is: "Allocation/deallocation type mismatch"

That's because you allocate an array, but deallocate a single object.

TEST(MyTestGroup, TestAdd_1)
{
    p = Add(); // the above function
    delete[] p; // <--- Use correct delete for arrays
}

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