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Dynamic Memory Allocation

Dynamic memory allocation in C++ allows memory to be allocated at runtime using the new operator. The new operator returns the address of the allocated memory. For a single element, new is followed by the data type. For an array, new is followed by the data type and size in square brackets. The delete operator is used to deallocate the memory allocated by new when it is no longer needed, to make the memory available again. Delete for a single element uses delete and the pointer, while delete for an array uses delete[] and the pointer.

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Dynamic Memory Allocation

Dynamic memory allocation in C++ allows memory to be allocated at runtime using the new operator. The new operator returns the address of the allocated memory. For a single element, new is followed by the data type. For an array, new is followed by the data type and size in square brackets. The delete operator is used to deallocate the memory allocated by new when it is no longer needed, to make the memory available again. Delete for a single element uses delete and the pointer, while delete for an array uses delete[] and the pointer.

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Dynamic memory allocation means creating memory at runtime.

For example, when we declare


an array, we must provide size of array in our source code to allocate memory at compile time.

But if we need to allocate memory at runtime me must use new operator followed by data type.
If we need to allocate memory for more than one element, we must provide total number of
elements required in square bracket[ ]. It will return the address of first byte of memory.

Syntax of new operator

ptr = new data-type;


//allocte memory for one element

ptr = new data-type [ size ];


//allocte memory for fixed number of element

C++ delete operator


Delete operator is used to deallocate the memory created by new operator at run-time. Once the
memory is no longer needed it should by freed so that the memory becomes available again for
other request of dynamic memory.

Syntax of delete operator

delete ptr;
//deallocte memory for one element

delete[] ptr;
//deallocte memory for array

Example of c++ new and delete operator

#include<iostream.h>
#include<conio.h>

void main()
{

int size,i;
int *ptr;

cout<<"\n\tEnter size of Array : ";


cin>>size;

ptr = new int[size];


//Creating memory at run-time and return first byte of address
to ptr.

for(i=0;i<5;i++) //Input arrray from user.


{
cout<<"\nEnter any number : ";
cin>>ptr[i];
}

for(i=0;i<5;i++) //Output arrray to console.


cout<<ptr[i]<<", ";

delete[] ptr;
//deallocating all the memory created by new operator

Output :

Enter size of Array : 5

Enter any number : 78


Enter any number : 45
Enter any number : 12
Enter any number : 89
Enter any number : 56

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