How do I prevent a class from being allocated via the 'new' operator? (I'd like to ensure my RAII class is always allocated on the stack.)

Question

I\'d like to ensure my RAII class is always allocated on the stack.

How do I prevent a class from being allocated via the \'new\' operator?

Answer 1

In my particular situation, if the lock isn't necessary the mutex doesn't even exist, so I think that approach would be rather harder to fit.

I guess the thing I'm really struggling to understand is the justification for prohibiting creation of these objects on the free store.