Finding memory leaks

void MyFunction(void)
{
	char * MyCharArray = new char[10];
	.
	.
	.
	//delete [ ]MyCharArray;
}

Detected memory leaks!
Dumping objects ->
C:\vcpp32\myproject\test.cpp(62) : {39} normal block at 0x00780DF0, 10 bytes
long.
 Data: <          > CD CD CD CD CD CD CD CD CD CD
Object dump complete.

Now in this case, it gave us the CPP file and line number, but often it does not. One way to find the leak would be to put a breakpoint in memory at the memory address used by the allocation (assuming it's constant).

But there's a better way!

The number in the curly brackets, is an allocation number. Each allocation receives a serial number. When you get a leak, you can use this number to automatically place a breakpoint at the point in the program where the allocation is being made. To do this, you can do one of two things.

1. Add a call to the function _CrtSetBreakAlloc(), giving it the number in the curly brackets.

2. In the debugger, set the value of the variable _crtBreakAlloc to that number.

You want to do this as early in the program as possible. The effect of doing that is a breakpoint on the line of the allocation of the 'new' function. You then use the call stack to find the exact place in the program that called the allocation. (See MSDN article Q151585 for more information)