Of Memory Management, Heap Corruption, and C++

Question

So, I need some help. I am working on a project in C++. However, I think I have somehow managed to corrupt my heap. This is based on the fact that I added an std::stri

Answer 1

Also, I actually fixed the std::string problem. How? By replacing it with a vector, compiling, then replacing the string again. It was consistently crashing there, and that fixed even though it...couldn't. There's something nasty there, and I'm not sure what.

That sounds like you really did shake a chicken at it. If you don't know why it's working now, then it's still broken, and pretty much guaranteed to bite you again later (after you've added even more complexity).