array value initialization c++ code example

Example 1: initialize an array in c++

int nums[100] = {0}; // initiallize all values to 0

int nums[5] = {1,2,3,4,5};

// type name[size] = {values};

Example 2: how to initialize array with new in c++

int* a = NULL;   // Pointer to int, initialize to nothing.
int n;           // Size needed for array
cin >> n;        // Read in the size
a = new int[n];  // Allocate n ints and save ptr in a.
for (int i=0; i<n; i++) {
    a[i] = 0;    // Initialize all elements to zero.
}
. . .  // Use a as a normal array
delete [] a;  // When done, free memory pointed to by a.
a = NULL;     // Clear a to prevent using invalid memory reference.