Re: valgrind leak I can't find

On 22/08/2024 08:01, Bart wrote:

On 22/08/2024 09:41, Mark Summerfield wrote:
 

This is the type's struct:
>
typedef struct {
     int _size;
     int _cap;
     char** _values;
} VecStr;

 What's with the leading underscores for member names?
 It means ending with ->_ later on, which seems pointless extra clutter.

C++ is responsible for this.
C++ made the usage of 'this->' optional when calling member functions.
As a result, when C++ programmers encounter 'i' in the middle of a function, they might not know where it comes from.
If 'this->' were not optional, 'this->i' would clarify that.
To avoid confusion, many C++ programmers use prefixes like 'm_' that can't be ignored.
Since many C programmers also work in C++, this pattern can sometimes influence C code as well.