Does reuse variable make program faster or save some memories?

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  1. cpthk

    cpthk New Member

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    If I have this code:
    Code:
    void test(){
        Map *m1 = new Map;
        ....
        Map *m2 = new Map;
        ....
    }
    I optimized to:
    Code:
    void test(){
        Map *m1 = new Map;
        ....
        m1 = new Map;
        ....
    }
    
    Does this optimization makes program run slightly faster or save some memories since it does not have to create another variable?
     
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    You are only saving the size of the address storage because any way you are allocating the memory for the variable.
     

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