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    Default Dynamic Memory Allocation

    Hi Guys,

    Just trying to figure out how to use dynamic memory allocation. I've got the following program:

    Qt Code:
    1. int main(int argc, char *argv[])
    2. {
    3. QCoreApplication a(argc, argv);
    4.  
    5. char *cText;
    6. cText = new char[5];
    7. cText = "test11111";
    8.  
    9. qDebug() << cText;
    10.  
    11. delete[] cText;
    12.  
    13. return a.exec();
    14. }
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    Question is... why does it let me assign a string of more than 5 characters to this memory location?

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    Default Re: Dynamic Memory Allocation

    You are assigning a value to the pointer, not to the char array behind the pointer. Your code is equivalent to:

    Qt Code:
    1. int main() {
    2. char *cText = 0; // line #5
    3. char *ptr1 = "test11111"; // line #7
    4. char *ptr2 = new char[5]; // line #6
    5.  
    6. cText = ptr2; // line #6
    7. cText = ptr1; // line #7
    8. delete [] ptr1; // line #11
    9. // cText points to ptr1 and not ptr2
    10. }
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    Default Re: Dynamic Memory Allocation

    Got it to work thanks.

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