Dynamic Allocated String to std::string

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std::string new_str = data;
free(data);

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If data is a string with a null terminate character, will std::string copy all the characters from data?
So am i safe to free the data pointer?

Thank you.

Yes and yes.

Thank you!!!

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Originally Posted by babaliaris

So am i safe to free the data pointer?

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Yes, but only if you malloced it!

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Originally Posted by VictorN

Yes, but only if you malloced it!

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I used malloc.

Question is, why are you using malloc() and free()?