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Can someone explain this ?
By CPharderthanDarkSouls, history, 7 years ago, In English

In a program if i use /* int *a = new int [n] / (and using delete at the end), the compiler throws sigbart error but if i use / int a[n] */ it compiles successfully ,Why ?

program : https://ideone.com/e.js/lZfJuL

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True statement is : typename name[size of array];

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If anyone knows the reason, I would also like to know. I have also faced this problem many times. Nowadays, I am using vector everywhere to prevent all array shit in c++.

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If you use new[] to allocate memory, you must use delete[] (not delete) to free it.

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