connect 4 using dynamic memory allocation

[mp252]

I am creating a connect 4 game using dynamic memory allocation the question is;

Write a two-player game of Connect Four where the user can set the width and height of the board and each player gets a turn to drop a token into the slot. Display the board using + for one side, x for the other, and _ to indicate blank spaces.

I have created the board. However I am unsure as how to make a start on getting the players to make moves.

#include <iostream>


using namespace std;


char **create_table(int width, int height, char blank) {
    char **p_p_connect4 = new char*[height];


    for(int i = 0; i < height; i++) {
        p_p_connect4[i] = new char [width];
    }


    for(int i = 0; i < height; i++) {
        for(int j = 0; j < height; j++) {
            p_p_connect4[i][j] = blank;
        }
    }


    return p_p_connect4;
}


void printTable(char **p_p_connect4, int width, int height) {
    for(int i = 0; i < height; i++) {
        for(int j = 0; j < height; j++) {
            cout << p_p_connect4[i][j];
            if (width-1) {
                cout << " | ";
            }
        }
            cout << endl;
            if (height-1) {
                for (int k =0; k < (width - 1)*5;++k) {
                    cout << "-";
                }
                cout << endl;
            }
    }
}
int main()
{
    char blank = {'_'};
    int height;
    int width;
    cout.flush() << "Please insert the sizes of table: ";
    cin >> width;
    cin >> height;
    cout << endl;


    char **p_p_connect4 = create_table(width,height,blank);
    printTable(p_p_connect4,width,height);


    return 0;
}

[Elysia]

Before you do anything else, you should get rid of your create_table function. Learn to use std::vector for arrays. It's safer, easier, faster and more convenient.
Also, if you want to flush a stream (which typically isn't necessary unless you need to guarantee the text appears on the screen or in a file), you should flush after you've written the text. Your cout statement is backwards.