Program has triggered a break point.

Question

While debugging my program, the debugger I use throws any exemption of: Invalid address specified to RtlValidateHeap( 0000027284900000, 0000027284905018 ).

Here is the code:
int *z = new int;
do
{
*z++
}
while(*z < 5);
delete z;

I am not sure what I am doing wrong.

Answer 1

int z = 5; //example z declaration
int *p = &z; //create pointer p with address of z
do{
*p++; //increment the variable that z points to
} while(*p < 5);

This should work. there are other ways you can do it, also. You can use z instead of *p. Really, there is no reason to use *p here.

Answer 2

Oh, I think I finally get what you were trying to do.
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
int *p = new int; // request memory
*p = 5; // store value

cout << *p << endl; // use value

delete p; // free up the memory

return 0;
}
This is taken directly from the tutorial.

Answer 3

are you trying to create a variable with the name "*z"?
or are you trying to use the address of the variable z?

Answer 4

Create a variable with the address for z.

Answer 5

Well, the way you wrote it, you are trying to create an integer variable named "*z"

Answer 6

Okay, What would be the proper way then?

Answer 7

So I am new to C++ and was trying to use dynamic memory simply to test my knowledge. How do I create a new variable for dynamic memory.