C++ forbids variable-size array

Question

I am using some existing code that someone else has written, and I cannot get it to compile (limited C experience here but I am trying to learn!).

utilities.

Answer 1

Try this instead

    char *filename1 = new char[filenameLength];

you cannot create an array as a local variable length array on the stack like this

    char filename1[filenamelength];

unless filenamelength is declared as const.

Also as you have allocated memory for an array, you should free the memory using

   delete [] filename1;

otherwise you will have a memory leak. Also it is not essential to have parentheses around your return values;