Quick question on LocalAlloc & new operator

[Chris]

Hi,

Juz have a quick question on the following operator:

New
Does the new and delete must be within the same function?

For instance,

char  *lpszBuffer=NULL;

void Function1 (void)
{
   lpszBuffer = new char[128];
}

void Function2 (void)
{
   delete [] lpszBuffer;
}

// Or must be in this...

void Function1 (void)
{
    lpszBuffer =  new char[128];
    :
    :
    delete [] lpszBuffer;
} 

LocalAlloc
Does the we need to cast the pointer when we call the LocalFree?

For instance,

void Function1 (void)
{
   LPSTR lpszBuffer = (LPSTR)LocalAlloc(LPTR, 128);
   :
   :
   :
   LocalFree (lpszBuffer);
}

// Or this way...
void Function1 (void)
{
   LPSTR lpszBuffer = (LPSTR)LocalAlloc(LPTR, 128);
   :
   :
   :
   LocalFree ((LPSTR)lpszBuffer);
} 

regards,
Chris.C