Thread: array of pointers to objects

on declaring an array of pointers to objects does the program allocate memory for 100 persons, or only allocates them upon

Code:

persPtr[n] = new person;

? having a hard time understanding the operator new.

Code:

///////////////////////////////////////
class person		//class of persons
{
protected:
	char name[40];		//persons name
public:
	void setName()		//set the name
	{
		cout << "Enter name:  ";
		cin >> name;
	}
	void printName()	//get the name
	{
		cout << "\n  Name is:  " << name;
	}
};
///////////////////////////////////////
int main()
{
    person* persPtr[100];    //array of pointers to persons
    int n = 0;                //number of persons in array
    char choice;

    do
    {
        persPtr[n] = new person;        //make new object
        persPtr[n]->setName();            //set persons name
        n++;    //count new person
        cout << "Enter another (y/n)? ";    //enter another?
        cin >> choice;
    } while( choice == 'y' );    //quit on 'n'

    for(int i = 0; i < n; i++)
    {
        cout << "\nPerson number " << i+1;
        persPtr[i]->printName();
    }
    
    cout << endl;
    return 0;
}    //end main()