Thread: [BEGINNER] dynamic memory dumb question

Hello forum users,

I'm just a beginner learning all these things about pointers, dynamic memory etc..

The point is: I'm writing some code to get pratice with the language. I'm now learning about Dynamic memory (actually I'm learning about everything, that's all new stuff to me)

Ok, guilty, I talk too much. I'll show you my piece of code:

Code:

int* bfThis(int *nArray, int nSize)
{
     int *newArray = new int[nSize];
     nArray += nSize - 1;
     for (int nCounter = nSize - 1, i = 0; nCounter >= 0; nCounter--, nArray--, i++) *(newArray+i) = *nArray;
     return newArray;
}
     
     
int main()
{
    int nTest[] = {11,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1,0};
    int* hehe = bfThis(nTest, 12);
    for (int i = 0; i < 12; i++) cout << hehe[i];
    cout << endl;
    delete[] hehe;
    for (int i = 0; i < 12; i++) cout << hehe[i];
    cout << endl;
    system("pause");
    return 0;
}

Please, what I want to know is: am I doing right the new&delete thing? I tought that setting free the memory space and initializing some strings the '0 1 2 3 4...' should disappear...

So, please, can someone tell me what I'm doing so wrong?

Thank you very much for the attention, readers. And sorry for my bad english, I'm a foreign speaker...

Arthur

wow So that means I'm doing it right?!

Thank you for your answer, pelicanpie (whatever it tastes like)

--EDIT: thanks hk_mp5kpdw!

Arthur