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Asked: June 17, 20262026-06-17T22:12:48+00:00 2026-06-17T22:12:48+00:00

Possible Duplicate: In C++ books, array bound must be constant expression, but why the

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In C++ books, array bound must be constant expression, but why the following code works?

I do this within main():

int i = 2; //not constant expression
int foo[i]; //no error?

This doesn’t give me an error as it should according to my book. Why?

(i’m on clang 3.1)

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    2026-06-17T22:12:49+00:00Added an answer on June 17, 2026 at 10:12 pm

    Compile it with strict warnings enabled.
    -pedantic if you use gcc and it will give you an error.

    Most compilers support variable length arrays(VLA) through a language extension. However the C++ language standard does not support VLA as a part of the language.

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