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…ating objects from the input file.
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Placement new explanation and example are very helpful. Thanks!
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| The first method is to call the `Trick::MemoryManager` routines to allocate memory. This is the preferred method. | ||
| ### 1. Call `Trick::MemoryManager` allocation routines directly. |
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How about changing it to "Call Trick::MemoryManger Allocation Routines Directly" -- no period and capitalize the first letter of each word to be consistent
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| This creates and initializes seven *Ball* objects needed to configure a Newton's cradle. | ||
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| ### 3. Call the Wrapped Class Constructor Directly. |
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Either remove the period or add for all other bullets
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Hong demands absolute clarity
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| Because this function is bound to Python by SWIG, it can be called from the input file. | ||
| For examaple, : |
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Also corrected spelling : examaple --> example
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| The second method is to call the wrapped constructor of the class directly. This is analogous to declaring local | ||
| ### 2. Use a Factory Function | ||
| This benefit of this method is flexibility in how objects are initialized. For example, we might want to initialize our objects with a non-default constructor. So, the requirements for our factory function are: |
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This benefit --> The benefit
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…ating objects from the input file.