On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 8:17 AM, Stephen Russell <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 3:56 PM, Valery Martsinchyk <[email protected]> > wrote: >> Can anybody please, explain to me what is heap allocation. > ---------------------- > > http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=what+is+heap+allocation > -------------------
Dynamic allocation is usually for objects whose size, quantity, or lifetime could not be determined at compile-time. It is necessary to implement modern data structures, such as recursive trees and full closures. Heap is the opposite of Stack Allocation -- Stephen Russell Sr. Production Systems Programmer CIMSgts 901.246-0159 cell
