How do I create an array in C++ which is on the heap instead of the stack?

Question

I have a very large array which must be 262144 elements in length (and potentially much larger in future). I have tried allocating the array on the stack like so:

Answer 1

Your syntax for using new was wrong, it should be:

int *myArray = new int[262144];

you only need to put the size on the right of the assignment.

However, if you're using C++ you might want to look at using std::vector (which you will have) or something like boost::scoped_array to make the the memory management a bit easier.