I am getting an heap corruption error when running a code from my textbook.However, when I run it through an online compiler, it works. I am using visual studio 2013. I assume the code is correct; Is it might be something wrong with my visual studio? Any help will be appreciated, thanks!
#include <iostream>
#include<cstdlib>
#include<ctime>
#include<iomanip>
using namespace std;
int main() {
// your code goes here
srand(time(0));
int* counts[10];
// Allocate the rows
for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
{
counts[i] = new int[i + 1];
for (int j = 0; j <= 1; j++)
{
counts[i][j] = 0;
}
}
const int RUNS = 1000;
// Simulate 1,000 balls
for (int run = 0; run < RUNS; run++)
{
// Add a ball to the top
counts[0][0]++;
// Have the ball run to the bottom
int j = 0;
for (int i = 1; i < 10; i++)
{
int r = rand() % 2;
// If r is even, move down,
// otherwise to the right
if (r == 1)
{
j++;
}
counts[i][j]++;
}
}
// Print all counts
for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
{
for (int j = 0; j <= i; j++)
{
cout << setw(4) << counts[i][j];
}
cout << endl;
}
// Deallocate the rows
for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
{
delete[] counts[i];
}
return 0;
}
Here
for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
{
counts[i] = new int[i + 1];
for (int j = 0; j <= 1; j++)
{
counts[i][j] = 0;
}
}
for counts[0]
you allocate memory for only one int (counts[0] = new int[0+1]
). In inner loop you try to access counts[0][1]
. Therefore, you go beyond the boundaries of the array and get heap corruption.