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Asked: May 28, 20262026-05-28T02:14:46+00:00 2026-05-28T02:14:46+00:00

Possible Duplicate: C++ delete – It deletes my objects but I can still access

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C++ delete – It deletes my objects but I can still access the data?
Why doesn't delete destroy anything?

I’ve Created dynamic array, and I added values ​​to the values ​​of the array like that.

int *pArr;
pArr = new int[10];

for(int i=0;i<10;i++){
   pArr[i] = i+2;
}

delete[] pArr;  

// After deletion I can find the value of the array items.
cout << pArr[5] << endl;

As you see in the code above and in the last line, I can output the fifth element in the array without any problem .
With that supposed to be the array has been removed.

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    2026-05-28T02:14:47+00:00Added an answer on May 28, 2026 at 2:14 am

    To show that the memory can be used again, consider this expansion of your code:

    int *pArr;
    pArr = new int[10];
    
    for(int i=0;i<10;i++){
           pArr[i] = i+2;
    }
    
    delete[] pArr;
    
    int *pArr2;
    pArr2 = new int[10];
    
    for(int i=0;i<10;i++){
           pArr2[i] = (2*i)+2;
    }
    
    cout << pArr[5] << endl;
    

    That prints out 12 for me. i.e. the value from pArr2[5] actually. Or at least I should say it does for my machine with my specific compiler & version, etc. As others have pointed out it is undefined behaviour. But hopefully my example shows you at least one kind of undefined behaviour.

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