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By X-O__O-X, history, 3 years ago, In English

Recently, I use the following code a lot while solving graph problems with multiple test cases.

#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std; 
struct problem {
    // ... 
    void init() {}
    void solve() {}
};
int main () {
    int tc; 
    cin >> tc; 
    while (tc--) {
        problem p; 
        p.init(); 
        p.solve(); 
    }
}

I also use struct to represent graphs for example. It helps me organize my thoughts while coding. also I don't have to worry about what data to initialize before each test case. The problem is:

1- I don't know exactly what the code does. For example, will memory allocated at the beginning of a test case be automatically deallocated at the end of the test case? if not, can it cause TLE ?

2- In what situations may this way of coding cause problems ? and generally should I keep doing this?

Thanks

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3 years ago, # |
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Well, you can reduce the time complexity by passing (constant reference variable) or (reference variable) when struct is big enough then your chance of being TLE will be reduced too

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Destructors of all STL containers are called automatically. The only things you need to delete are any pointers you may have used.