What can you "new"

[Cristian Vlasceanu]

Andrei Alexandrescu Wrote:

> Steve Teale wrote:
> > Andrei Alexandrescu Wrote:
> > 
> >> Sean Kelly wrote:
> >>> == Quote from Andrei Alexandrescu (SeeWebsiteForEmail at erdani.org)'s article
> >>>> Jarrett Billingsley wrote:
> >>>>> On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 2:04 PM, Andrei Alexandrescu
> >>>>> <SeeWebsiteForEmail at erdani.org> wrote:
> >>>>>> Nothing.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> auto a = T(args);
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> should create a T, whether T is a class, array, struct, what have you. This
> >>>>>> "new" business is lame, lame, lame.
> >>>>> Struct on stack vs. heap?
> >>>> Allocating a struct on heap should invoke a function a la create!(T).
> >>> Hm... so I guess we'd need support for placement construction?
> >> Yah, that (together with explicit destruction) should be in the language 
> >> anyway to support custom allocation and such.
> >>
> >> Andrei
> > 
> > 
> > A bag of worms it would appear!
> > 
> 
> Well yah but you can use them to catch big fish.
> 
> Andrei

Do custom-allocated objects live on the GC-ed heap? 

Cheers,
Cristi