Thread: memory allocation for object

During compilation.

-Kalayama

when object is created the memory will be allocated only at runtime and it cleared after terminating frm the output

Well Saravanan, if you want the memory to be allocated in run time, you should use commands liks malloc/callac or new.

Otherwise, memory allocation will always be during compilation.

-kalayama

"In C++, Memory allocation at compilation time. In java, Memory allocation at runtime. This is the main reason in java they are not using multiple inheritance."

Well that's not entirely a true statement. In C++, memory allocation can be both runtime as well as compile time. One can use the new operator for doing runtime allocation.

When it comes to java, it is not a compiled language, it is an interpreted language. That means you need the javaruntime/virtual machine to run the java codes.

Correct me if I am wrong. (Specially my Java knowledge is limited)

-Shiv

Compilation is the process of converting the source program into an object code (.obj). So when a C/C++ source code is compiled, it is checked for the syntax and semantic errors in it. If not found the .obj file is created.

This .obj file is later linked to the library files (.lib) in the process of linking to make an executable file (.exe).

Now, on a C/C++ source program editor s/w like TurboC, when a program is run, it first compiles it to make .obj, then links it to the library to make .exe and later runs the program. After the process of compilation and linking and before executing the first executable statement in the program, the system allocates memory for the variables and objects as required.

reess,

in your example code, the memory is allocated for ‘ob1’ as is described above. This memory is cleared when the program is terminated as briefed by (saravanan.ct)

After all this explanations, there may be questions like,
“Then what is runtime memory allocation?”

The answer is that, it is very much possible that the memory allocated as above is not sufficient and there would be a need for more memory space during the course of program execution for the every changing and ever increasing business world that we are in. So there will be need for more memory space at runtime of the program. Then the options like malloc, calloc or new are used to allocate memory space at runtime as briefed by (kalayama). They are mostly used in the programming logics like data structures.

Kalayama,

Your comments on java are absolutely correct.

in java memeory is allocated to object at run time;
if u are familiar with java, then you must have come across the keyword 'new'
which creates the objects and allocates memeory to it!

See objects are allocated memory at runtime!