I for some reason can have a variable sized array. For example main.cpp (it's an attachment) can compile & run perfectly! Can someone tell me why it works and how it doesn't say it works on all the tutorials.
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I for some reason can have a variable sized array. For example main.cpp (it's an attachment) can compile & run perfectly! Can someone tell me why it works and how it doesn't say it works on all the tutorials.
This is only standard in C99. When it comes to C++, it's a compiler extension.Quote:
Originally Posted by E-man96
I have not looked through the attachment, but my first guess is that you are using the variable length array extension ported to g++ from gcc's implementation of C99. As such, it is not part of standard C++.
As always, "it works" is not the same as "it's legal".