Thread: Pointer's

  1. #1
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    Pointer's

    Hello, here's the code
    Code:
    #include <iostream.h>
    int main()
    {
      int x;
      int *ptr = new int;
      ptr=&x;
      cin>>x;
      cout<<*ptr;
      delete ptr;
      return 0;
    }
    I get the following error's when executing. 12 is my input.
    Code:
    12
    12Exiting due to signal SIGSEGV
    Page fault at eip=000057c4, error=0006
    eax=000be93c ebx=000be938 ecx=000be800 edx=000be93c esi=00000054 edi=0003e960
    ebp=000be8e8 esp=000be8dc program=C:\DJGPP\WTF\POINTER.EXE
    cs: sel=00a7  base=8563a000  limit=ffb13fff
    ds: sel=00b7  base=8563a000  limit=ffb13fff
    es: sel=00b7  base=8563a000  limit=ffb13fff
    fs: sel=0087  base=0000c220  limit=0000ffff
    gs: sel=00c7  base=00000000  limit=0010ffff
    ss: sel=00b7  base=8563a000  limit=ffb13fff
    App stack: [000be960..0003e960]  Exceptn stack: [0003e8bc..0003c97c]
    
    Call frame traceback EIPs:
      0x000057c4
      0x0000f941
      0x00001633
      0x00005188
    I know the error arn't code, i just wanted to keep it seperate.
    My compiler is djgpp.
    Any help would be much appreaciated.

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    you're right about the code... it's fine...

    i see you're using djgpp compiler.....i am not a big fan of it.....

    seams like the compiler has a conflict in allocating memory between the stack and the heap......

    that's what i am sensing out.....

    i suggest a different compiler or maybe try installing this one all over again...

    Regards,
    matheo917

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    If you point ptr to x, then you don't need to allocate space for ptr.
    Code:
    #include <iostream.h>
    int main()
    {
      int x;
      int *ptr;
      ptr=&x;
      cin>>x;
      cout<<*ptr;
      return 0;
    }
    If you want to use dynamic allocation, then you don't need x.
    Code:
    #include <iostream.h>
    int main()
    {
      int *ptr = new int;
      cin>>*ptr;
      cout<<*ptr;
      delete ptr;
      return 0;
    }

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    ahh i think i see.

    Thank's swoopy, i jotted that down.
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