C++ Dynamic Memory

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If you want to become an advance C++ programmer, then you must have to achieve good understanding on how to allocates memory at the program runtime. C++ memory is divided into the following two parts:

heap - unused memory of the program, can be used to allocate the memory, dynamically at the program runtime.
stack - all the variables declared inside the function will take up the memory from the stack.

The new operators

Here is the general form to use the new operator to allocate the memory dynamically for any data-type

new data-type;

Here, data-type could be any built-in data type.

C++ Dynamic Memory Example

/* C++ Dynamic Memory - Example Program */

#include<iostream.h>
#include<conio.h>
void main()
{
	clrscr();
	int *pval=NULL;     // pointer initialized with NULL
	pval=new int;       // request memory for the variable
	*pval=10;
	cout<<"Value is "<<*pval;
	delete pval;
	getch();
}

Here is the sample run of the above C++ program:

Let's take one more example program:

/* C++ Dynamic Memory - Example Program */

#include<iostream.h>
#include<conio.h>
class A
{
	public:
		A()
		{
			cout<<"Constructor called\n";
		}
		~A()
		{
			cout<<"Destructor called\n";
		}
};
void main()
{
	clrscr();
	A *aob=new A[4];
	delete []aob;
	getch();
}

Below is the sample output of the above C++ program:

For more details and more programs on dynamic memory allocation, follow C++ Dynamic Memory Allocation

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