Here is the code to dynamically allocate an array and initialize the fourth element: Again, assigning NULL to the pointer after deallocation is just good programming practice. Another option for ...

I recently presented arguments for and against using dynamic memory ... array delete-expressions. If you allocate a single object using a (non-array) new-expression, you shouldn't try to deallocate it ...

In C and C++, it can be very convenient to allocate and de-allocate blocks of memory as and when needed. This is certainly standard practice in both languages and almost unavoidable in C++. However, ...