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Should I normally use pointers to freestore allocated objects for my data members, or should I use “composition”?

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Should I normally use pointers to freestore allocated objects for my data members, or should I use “composition”?

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Composition. Your member objects should normally be “contained” in the composite object (but not always; “wrapper” objects are a good example of where you want a pointer/reference; also the N-to-1-uses-a relationship needs something like a pointer/reference).