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From: julien.lamy@ircad.u-strasbg.fr (Julien Lamy)
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Subject: Array of size 0
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Hello,
According to paragraph 6 of item 5.3.4 in the Standard, it is legal to
dynamically allocate an array of size 0, i.e.
new int[0]
is legal.
However, as I understand paragraph 1 of item 8.3.4 ("if the cosntant
expression is present, [...] its value shall be greater than zero"), it
is not legal to have
int myArray[0]
What is the rationale behind this difference ?
Thanks in advance,
--
Julien

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