21 Language support library [language.support]

21.6 Dynamic memory management [support.dynamic]

21.6.2 Storage allocation and deallocation [new.delete]

21.6.2.3 Non-allocating forms [new.delete.placement]

These functions are reserved; a C++ program may not define functions that displace the versions in the C++ standard library ([constraints]).

The provisions of [basic.stc.dynamic] do not apply to these reserved placement forms of operator new and operator delete.

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void* operator new(std::size_t size, void* ptr) noexcept;

Returns: ptr.

Remarks: Intentionally performs no other action.

[ Example

This can be useful for constructing an object at a known address:

void* place = operator new(sizeof(Something));
Something* p = new (place) Something();

— end example

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void* operator new[](std::size_t size, void* ptr) noexcept;

Returns: ptr.

Remarks: Intentionally performs no other action.

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void operator delete(void* ptr, void*) noexcept;

Effects: Intentionally performs no action.

Requires: If an implementation has strict pointer safety ([basic.stc.dynamic.safety]) then ptr shall be a safely-derived pointer.

Remarks: Default function called when any part of the initialization in a placement new-expression that invokes the library's non-array placement operator new terminates by throwing an exception ([expr.new]).

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void operator delete[](void* ptr, void*) noexcept;

Effects: Intentionally performs no action.

Requires: If an implementation has strict pointer safety ([basic.stc.dynamic.safety]) then ptr shall be a safely-derived pointer.

Remarks: Default function called when any part of the initialization in a placement new-expression that invokes the library's array placement operator new terminates by throwing an exception ([expr.new]).