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Asked: May 17, 20262026-05-17T02:09:14+00:00 2026-05-17T02:09:14+00:00

Possible Duplicate: Variable length arrays in C++? I am just curious, is there any

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I am just curious, is there any particular reason why C++ does not allow variable length arrays?

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    2026-05-17T02:09:14+00:00Added an answer on May 17, 2026 at 2:09 am

    Two reasons:

    1. C++ is based on C89 (the C standard as published in 1989). VLAs were only introduced in C99.
    2. C++ has std::vector<> and a whole bunch of other containers, which is why I believe that C++ will never bother with VLAs. It already had them when VLAs were invented for C.
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