Article ID: 123811
Article Last Modified on 7/5/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft C++ 32-bit Compiler 1.0
- Microsoft C/C++ Professional Development System 7.0
- Microsoft Visual C++ 1.0 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Visual C++ 1.5 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Visual C++ 1.51
This article was previously published under Q123811
SYMPTOMS
If a constant expression that evaluates to zero is used to allocate an array, the following error occurs:
RESOLUTION
To work around the problem, use a variable that is initialized to zero in place of the constant when allocating the array.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in Visual C++, 32-bit Edition, version 2.0.
MORE INFORMATION
The operator new() can be called with the argument zero. A distinct (non- null) pointer to an object will be returned (see Section 5.3.3 of the ARM - M.A.Ellis, B.Stroustrup). This is the behavior observed with Visual C++ version 2.0.
The following sample code can be used to demonstrate the problem.
Sample Code to Reproduce Problem
/* Compile options needed: none
*/
char * p = new char[0]; // Causes C2466
Additional query words: 1.00 1.50 7.00 8.00 8.00c
Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbcpponly kbcompiler KB123811
