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9929 :: new vs object literal for ref objects

• jhgalino (orginal) [2023-02-22T15:01:22+01:00] view original

  What's the difference between using new to allocate a ref object and just using the object constructor?

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• xigoi (orginal) [2023-02-22T17:37:17+01:00] view original

  new always gives you the default value, whereas the object constructor allows you to specify values. Otherwise, I'm pretty sure there's no difference.

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• Araq (orginal) [2023-02-23T08:57:52+01:00] view original

  new is almost a legacy at this point and everybody is highly encouraged to use object constructors instead. Reason: These combine construction with initialization allowing the compiler to reason about the code much more effectively and to produce better code.

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• sls1005 (orginal) [2023-02-24T12:43:54+01:00] view original

  Sometimes a ref object literal could trigger unknown compiler bug if it's really complex, in which case new can be used as an alternative.

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