Question

Is it possible to create a dynamic array in c++ without using a pointer explicitly(int array[] instead of int* array)?

ie. something like this:

int size = 5;
int array[];

array = new int{size};

for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
{
    array[i];
}

Answer 1

Yes, of course, it is possible:

#include <iostream>
int main()
{
    [](int array[] = new int[10]) {
        std::cout << "array = " << array << "\n";
        delete[] array;
    }();
}