memory leaks in c++ - c++

Question

#pragma once
#ifndef SDDS_GIFT_H
#define SDDS_GIFT_H
#include <iostream>
namespace sdds
{
const int MAX_DESC = 15;
const double MAX_PRICE = 999.999;
const int MAX_WRAP = 20;
struct Gift
{
char m_description[MAX_DESC];
double m_price;
int m_units;
int m_wrapLayers;
struct Wrapping* m_wrap;
};
struct Wrapping
{
char* m_pattern;
};
void gifting(char*);
void gifting(double&);
void gifting(int&);
bool wrap(Gift& theGift);
bool unwrap(Gift& theGift);
void gifting(Gift& theGift);
void display(const Gift& theGift);
}
#endif
<pre><code>
#include <iostream>
#include "Gift.h"
using namespace std;
namespace sdds
{
void gifting(char* m_description) // sending info
{
cout << "Enter gift description: ";
cin.width(MAX_DESC + 1);
cin >> m_description;
}
void gifting(double& m_price)
{
cout << "Enter gift price: ";
cin >> m_price;
while (m_price > MAX_PRICE || m_price < 0)
{
cout << "Gift price must be between 0 and " << MAX_PRICE << std::endl;
cout << "Enter gift price: ";
cin >> m_price;
}
}
void gifting(int& m_units)// gifting function
{
cout << "Enter gift units: ";
cin >> m_units;
while (m_units < 1)
{
cout << "Gift units must be at least 1" << std::endl;
cout << "Enter gift units: ";
cin >> m_units;
};
}
bool wrap(Gift& m_wrap) {
if (m_wrap.m_wrapLayers > 0) {
cout << "Gift is already wrapped!" << endl;
return false;
}
else {
cout << "Wrapping gifts..." << endl;
cout << "Enter the number of wrapping layers for the Gift: ";
cin >> m_wrap.m_wrapLayers;
while (m_wrap.m_wrapLayers < 1) {
cout << "Layers at minimum must be 1, try again." << endl;
cout << "Enter the number of wrapping layers for the Gift: ";
cin >> m_wrap.m_wrapLayers;
}
int i = 0;
m_wrap.m_wrap = new Wrapping[MAX_WRAP + 1];
for (i = 0; i < m_wrap.m_wrapLayers; i++) {
m_wrap.m_wrap->m_pattern = new char[MAX_WRAP + 1];
cout << "Enter wrapping pattern #" << i + 1 << ": ";
cin >> m_wrap.m_wrap->m_pattern;
} // I put struct in a structure
return true;
}
delete[]m_wrap.m_wrap;
m_wrap.m_wrap = nullptr;
}
bool unwrap(Gift& g_unwrap) // unwrap function
{
if (g_unwrap.m_wrapLayers > 0) {
cout << "Gift being unwrapped." << endl;
g_unwrap.m_wrapLayers = 0;
g_unwrap.m_wrap->m_pattern = nullptr;
return true;
}
else
{
cout << "Gift isn't wrapped! Can't unwrap." << endl;
return false;
}
}
void display(const Gift& theGift)
{
cout << "Gift Details:" << endl;
cout << " Description: " << theGift.m_description << endl;
cout << " Price: " << theGift.m_price << endl;
cout << " Units: " << theGift.m_units << endl;
if (theGift.m_wrap == nullptr) // this part seems like a problem
{
cout << "Unwrapped" << endl;
}
else
{
int i = 0;
cout << "Wrap Layers: " << theGift.m_wrapLayers << endl;
for (i = 0; i < theGift.m_wrapLayers; i++) {
cout << "Wrap #" << i + 1 << ": " << theGift.m_wrap[i].m_pattern << endl;
}
}
}
void gifting(Gift& gift) //last function
{
cout << "Preparing a gift..." << endl;
gifting(gift.m_description);
gifting(gift.m_price);
gifting(gift.m_units);
wrap(gift);
}
}
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/***********************************************************************
// Workshop 2: Dynamic Memory & Function Overloading
// Version 2.0
// Date 2020/05/05
// Author Michael Huang
// Description
// Tests Gift module and provides a set of TODOs to complete
// which the main focuses are dynamic memory allocation
//
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
***********************************************************************/
#include <iostream>
#include "Gift.h"
#include "Gift.h" // intentional
using namespace std;
using namespace sdds;
void printHeader(const char* title)
{
char oldFill = cout.fill('-');
cout.width(40);
cout << "" << endl;
cout << "|> " << title << endl;
cout.fill('-');
cout.width(40);
cout << "" << endl;
cout.fill(oldFill);
}
<pre><code>
int main() {
Gift g1; // Unwrapped Gift
{
printHeader("T1: Checking Constants");
cout << "MAX_DESC: " << sdds::MAX_DESC << endl;
cout << "MAX_PRICE: " << sdds::MAX_PRICE << endl;
cout << "MAX_WRAP: " << sdds::MAX_WRAP << endl;
cout << endl;
}
{
printHeader("T2: Display Wrapped Gift");
gifting(g1.m_description);
gifting(g1.m_price);
gifting(g1.m_units);
cout << endl;
g1.m_wrap = nullptr;
g1.m_wrapLayers = 0;
display(g1);
cout << endl;
}
{
printHeader("T3: Wrap a gift");
if (wrap(g1))
cout << "Test succeeded!";
else
cout << "Test failed: wrapping didn't happen!" << endl;
cout << endl << endl;
}
{
printHeader("T4: Re-wrap a gift");
cout << "Attempting to rewrap the previous Gift: "
<< g1.m_description << endl;
if (wrap(g1) == false)
cout << "Test succeeded!";
else
cout << "Test failed: gift it's already wrapped, cannot wrap again!";
cout << endl << endl;
}
{
printHeader("T5: Unwrap a gift");
cout << "Attempting to unwrap the previous gift: "
<< g1.m_description << endl;
if (unwrap(g1))
cout << "Test succeeded!";
else
cout << "Test failed: you should be able to unwrap!";
cout << endl << endl;
}
{
printHeader("T6: Unwrap again");
cout << "Attempting to un-unwrap the previous gift: "
<< g1.m_description << endl;
if (!unwrap(g1))
cout << "Test succeeded!";
else
cout << "Test failed: you should not be able to unwrap again!";
cout << endl << endl;
}
Gift g2; // Unwrapped Gift
{
printHeader("T7: Prepare another gift");
g2.m_wrap = nullptr;
g2.m_wrapLayers = 0;
gifting(g2);
cout << endl;
display(g2);
cout << endl;
}
{
printHeader("T8: Unwrap the second gift");
unwrap(g2);
}
return 0;
}
Output matches perfectly but I don't know why memory leaks.. please help me. I am doubting my wrap part but I think there must be something else since deallocation seems fine.
I tried my best but I still cannot see which part is wrong.
I cannot see why my deallocation does not work I tried changing it so many times but nothing works.

Answer 1

On this line:
m_wrap.m_wrap->m_pattern = new char[MAX_WRAP + 1];
You allocate memory, but later you only:
delete[]m_wrap.m_wrap;
Also in your for loop you allocate memory, then get some input and store that inside the pointer, as a memory address. Should you ever dereference that, you will invoke undefined behavior, in practice that may likely will a segfault. You should consider rewriting at least that part from scratch.