CHECKNEW | NOCHECKNEW (C++ only)

Category

Error checking and debugging

Pragma equivalent

None.

Purpose

Controls whether a null pointer check is performed on the pointer that is returned by an invocation of the throwing versions of operator new and operator new[].

Syntax

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Defaults

NOCHECKNEW

Usage

Use the CHECKNEW option whenever null pointer is returned from throwing versions of operator new and operator new[].

This option is independent from option RTCHECK(NULLPTR).

Predefined macros

None.

Related information

For more information on related compiler options, see: