[Solved] Problems with char * and delete [duplicate]

Question

You can delete only what was allocated using the corresponding operator new. String literals have static storage duration. They are not dynamically allocated. According to the C++ Standard

8 Ordinary string literals and UTF-8 string literals are also referred
to as narrow string literals. A narrow string literal has type “array
of n const char”, where n is the size of the string as defined below,
and has static storage duration (3.7).

Accepted Answer

You can delete only what was allocated using the corresponding operator new. String literals have static storage duration. They are not dynamically allocated. According to the C++ Standard

8 Ordinary string literals and UTF-8 string literals are also referred
to as narrow string literals. A narrow string literal has type “array
of n const char”, where n is the size of the string as defined below,
and has static storage duration (3.7).