C++, is it possible to call a constructor directly, without new?

Question

Can I call constructor explicitly, without using new, if I already have a memory for object?

class Object1{
    char *str;
public:
    Object1(c         


        

Answer 1

Let me show you some code on how it can be done, both in construction and destruction

#include 

// Let's create some memory where we will construct the object.
MyObject* obj = (MyObject*)malloc(sizeof(MyObject));

// Let's construct the object using the placement new
new(obj) MyObject();

// Let's destruct it now
obj->~MyObject();

// Let's release the memory we used before
free(obj);
obj = 0;

I hope the above summary makes things clearer.